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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPPER KINKELL | Upper Kinkell Upper Kinkell Upper Kinkell |
Mr. William Ironside, Ground Officer Keith Hall Mr William Partridge, Ardmurdo. Valuation Roll |
055 | A small farmhouse and steading with garden attached - originally a separate farm, but now annexed to Ardmurdo and farmed by Mr. William Partridge. Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore. "Kinkell hath for its tutelar Saint Michael, Archangel. Besides his well and fair here, this may be collected from the Registrum Chartarum" Extract from the Aberdeenshire collection - page 571. The "Fair" mentioned in this extract - and Known in the district as "Michael Fair" is held annually on this farm, but not always on the one spot. The Market Stance cannot be removed from the farm, but the ground used is whatever field may be in grass for the season; any particular site for it cannot therefore be shewn. Every enquiry made in the district has failed to elicit any information regarding the "Well" mentioned in the extract, as none seem to be aware that such an object ever existed in connection with the name of the patron saint. Close to the Lodge of Thainstone, now in the parish of Kintore, at one time stood a small chapel, and near it was a well known as "Chapel Well", or "Holy Well". As this was in Kinkell parish previous to its distribution between the parishes of Keith Hall and Kintore, it may be the well referred to. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 39Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell
"Ceangal - An obligation" etc. pron. [pronounced] Kinkell. B.R..
"Ceann.- Head" pron. [pronounced] Kin.
"Cill - A Church, Chapel etc. (Gaelic)
This name is evidently derived from the Gaelic Ceann - Head, and Cill, a church,
This Compound of "Ceann" and "Cill", would be pronounced in English as Kinkell. B.R.
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Kate51- Moderator, Geoffrey M Gill
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