Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Kinneff and Catterline

Kinneff and Catterline, par., Kincardineshire, 7130 ac., pop. 997; contains Kinneff, hamlet, on the coast, 7½ miles S. of Stonehaven; P.O.; of Kinneff Castle, garrisoned by the English during David Bruce's minority, almost no vestige remains; during the siege of Dunnottar Castle, in the time of the Commonwealth, the Scottish regalia were secretly conveyed to Kinneff, and buried under the flags of the church.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Kinneff and Catterline ScoP       Kincardineshire ScoCnty
Place: Kinneff

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