Kinneff

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Kinneff Old Kirk in 2017

Kinneff is a roadside hamlet in Kincardineshire, just north of Inverbervie.[1] To the north lies another hamlet, Catterline. Kinneff also has a primary school.

History

Kinneff Old Kirk is famous as the site where the Honours of Scotland were hidden by Christian Fletcher after the Siege of Dunnottar Castle in 1651 until the Restoration in 1660. The church is now open to the public, and a more modern building is used as the local kirk.

Community groups

Kinneff Church [2] is part of Arbuthnott, Bervie and Kinneff Church. The church building was located on the southern side of the main street. Services were held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month until the site of worship closed on Sunday 13 June 2010 due to dwindling numbers. The building has been sold for development. Arbuthnott, Bervie and Kinneff Church still operates buildings in Arbuthnott and Inverbervie where worshipers from Kinneff now attend.

Notable residents

  • Rev. Joseph Robert Fraser (d.1933), minister of the United Free Church in Kinneff, was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[3]

Transportation

Kinneff is served by buses, including the X7 Coastrider.

References

  1. Kinneff. Gazetteer for Scotland.
  2. "ABK Church | You Belong Here |". http://www.arbuthnottbervieandkinneff.org.uk/. 
  3. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf. 

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