Kinellar
Ancient human settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Kinellar is a small settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located between Kintore and Dyce, near the A96 road.
The parish church lies on or close to a Druidic circle that has been largely eradicated, though two stones are incorporated into the churchyard wall.[1] An ancient chapel stood in the centre of the circle, suggesting the site may have had a religious function for several millennia. An aerial photograph taken in 1978 shows the circle mainly south of the churchyard, intersecting its south wall.[2]
In pre-Reformation times the parish was linked to Kinkell, and this connection lasted until 1649. The old parish church has a font dated 1534, and its bell tower was erected in 1615. The church was replaced by a new building in 1801.[3]
People from Kinellar
- Alexander Robertson of Glasgowego, three times Provost of Aberdeen
- John Row (minister, born 1598)
- Alexander F. I. Forbes (1879–1951), astronomer
