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The present church was built in 1819 to a design by the famous Aberdeen architect, Archibald Simpson, who also designed nearby Thainstone House.
©Colin Walker
Kintore, a small town in East Aberdeenshire, situated close to the River Don. On the A96, 13 miles North-west of Aberdeen. The name Kintore comes from the Gaelic, Ceann-an-torr, "Ceann" means head or end, "Torr" means a round hill, the name signifies that the town was at the head or end of a round hill. Founded in the late 12th century as a royal burgh. The earliest Royal Charter was granted to Kintore in 1506 by King James IV. It was the fourth town in Scotland to be given a notarial charter
©Colin Walker
Dist:0.2km<br/>A grassy plain by the Don at Kintore, with the soon to be redundant paper mill at Inverurie in the background.
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©Ann Harrison
Dist:0.3km<br/>A busy town kirk still very much in use.
©Andrew Wood
Dist:0.3km<br/>A seventh century stone, set in a corner of the churchyard, it has been reset from an unknown position nearby. See http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology/sites/pictish/kintore.asp
©Andrew Wood
Dist:0.3km<br/>Even minor roads are festooned with road signs these days. The sign in the disrance warns that the "road is subject to flooding," as the River Don seems to entwine the road...
©Bill Harrison
Dist:0.3km<br/>A modern structure dating from ca. 1986. See here for more: http://www.kintore.org.uk/history.htm
©Bill Harrison
Dist:0.3km<br/>In the grounds there are some ancient Pictish carved stones
©pamela
Dist:0.3km<br/>Attached to Kintore Town Hall. The motto "Quae amissa salva" = "What has been lost has been found" refers to the hiding from Cromwell's troops of the Honours of Scotland (Crown Jewels) by John Keith (Earl of Kintore). The arms were granted in 1677. See: http://www.nls.uk/collections/rarebooks/acquisitions/singlebook.cfm/idfind/483 and http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Kintore1677.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honours_of_Scotland
©Bill Harrison
Dist:0.3km<br/>Giving a lot of character to Kintore's town centre.
©Andrew Wood
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©Bill Harrison
Dist:0.3km<br/>The bridge over the Don at Kintore.
©Andrew Wood
Dist:0.4km<br/>The heart of this historic Royal Burgh, now rather quieter than it once was, since the town was bypassed in the late 1990s.
©C L T Smith
Dist:0.4km<br/>Traditional stone buildings in the centre of Kintore, now a dormitory town for Aberdeen. Through traffic has been much reduced since the by-pass was built on the A96.
©Colin Smith

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