Aberchirder

Aberchirder (Gaelic: Obar Chiardair ) is a village in the Scottish unitary authority Aberdeenshire. It is located roughly 15 kilometers southwest of Banff and northeast of Huntly. The nearest town is four kilometers southwest of the Deveron located Marnoch. Aberchirder is located on the stream of Burn Auchintoul and is by the A97 ( Banff Dinnet ) directly connected to the road network. Its own station does not have the village.

History

Aberchirder was created in 1764 as a planned community of Alexander Gordon of Auchintoul, which is recognizable by the regular road today. To the south lies the Tower House Kinnairdy Castle, the oldest part of the early 15th century date. It was owned by the Clan Innes, who ruled over the lands. The building is now listed as a monument of the highest category A.

In the year 1881 1358 inhabitants were counted in Aberchirder. While the population had dropped to 1961 to 754, it rose steadily until 2001 on last 1149.