Kildrummy

Kildrummy (Gaelic: Cionn Droma ) is a village in the Scottish unitary authority Aberdeenshire and capital of the same Parish. It lies approximately 23 kilometers southwest of Huntly and 45 kilometers north- west of Aberdeen. The nearest town is four kilometers south west Glenkindie. Kildrummy lies west of the Cairngom Mountains on the north bank of the Don directly on the A97, which connects the village to the road network. About a rail connection, the village has not. The local primary school was closed in 2003.

History

Probably in the 13th century one of the most important castles in the region was built with Kildrummy Castle. Supposedly it goes back to the Scottish king Alexander II It was located in the center of the district of Mar and was long the seat of the Earls of Mar. Kildrummy Castle was repeatedly besieged, burned down in 1530 and occupied in 1654 by Cromwell. Following the Second Jacobite Rising in 1745, the fort was abandoned and is now only preserved as a ruin, which is classified as a monument of the highest category A Scottish monument.

Not later than the 14th century originated in Kildrummy the Gothic St. Bride 's Church. Its ruins are now registered as a Category B listed. In 1805 it was replaced by the nearby Kildrummy Parish Church. The unusually designed Neo-Gothic building is also a monument of Category A.