Kincardineshire

The County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns (from A' Mhaoirne meaning 'The Stewartry') was a  on the coast of northeast. It was bounded by on the north and west, and by  on the south.

The Kincardineshire name is retained for a, and is a  of the.

The county town was originally the town of Kincardine (not, as many believe, the village of, which was in the ). The town of Kincardine, however, ceased to exist during the. The only visible sign of its previous existence is the ruin of. In 1296, wrote a letter of surrender from the castle to  after a short war which marked the beginning of the. In Parliament caused the government of Kincardineshire to be conducted at the. The county used to go as far north as the but in  the Royal Burgh of  was incorporated into.

The of  became the, and the county included three other burghs, ,  and.

The county was abolished in 1975, and was subsumed into the  of the. When the Grampian region was divided into in 1996, the  district was absorbed into the  council area.

Notable Structures and sites

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Constituency
There was a of the  of the  from 1708 to 1801 and of the  from 1801 to 1918, representing the county of Kincadineshire, minus the  of. Inverbervie was a component of the from 1708 to 1832 and of the  from 1832 to 1950.

In 1918 the Kincardineshire constituency was merged with part of the to form the.

In 1950 Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire was divided between the and the. North Angus and Mearns then covered the whole of the county of Kincardineshire, including the former parliamentary burgh of Inverbervie, and part of the county of, the latter being previously within the.

In 1983, eight years after the abolition of the local government county of Kincardineshire, North Angus and Mearns was replaced by new constituencies.

Historic transportation routes


The ancient road was built on high ground to make passable this only available medieval route from coastal points south to. This ancient passage specifically connected the to,  (and effectively ). The route was that taken by the and  when they led a  army of 9000 men in the first battle of the Civil War in 1639.

Notable People
The author born James Leslie Mitchell, was a Scottish writer. His book is one the most important Scottish novels of the 20th century. It was voted Scotland’s favourite book, in a poll announced at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2005. The book, set in a fictional village in the Mearns, drew heavily from Mitchell's upbringing in. One of the key features of the book (and some of his other writing) is the balanced and immersive use of the local /  dialect mixed with standard English, in a manner to make it both easily and enjoyably accessible to someone unfamiliar with the North East of Scotland.
 * See also Category:People from Kincardine and Mearns

Natural features
There are numerous natural features within Kincardineshire. Among the rivers are, , , , , , and the lower reaches of the.