Auchindoir and Kearn
Auchindoir and Kearn is a parish in the district of Alford, Aberdeenshire, located 36 miles north-west of Aberdeen. The name of Auchindoir is of Gaelic origin and signifies "the field of pursuit". It is supposed to have derived from the circumstance of Luthlac, son of Macbeth, having been pursued through the valley of Auchindoir to that of Bogie, where he was overtaken and slain by Malcolm. The term Kearn is said to be a corruption of Cairn, there being a remarkable cairn or tumulus in that district, of the history of which nothing is known. The two ancient parishes were united in 1811, Kearn formerly being united with the parish of Forbes.
The ruins of the 13th-century old parish church of Auchindoir are a scheduled ancient monument and Category A listed building, as are Craig and Druminnor Castles, both of which lie in the parish.
