Keig
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| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] NJ611189] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALFORD |
| Postcode district | AB33 |
| Dialling code | 01975 |
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| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
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Keig (/kiːɡ/ Script error: No such module "Respell".)[1] is a village within the local government area of Aberdeenshire Council in the North East of Scotland and is located within the Marr area of Aberdeenshire[2][3] three miles (five kilometres) from Alford. It lies on the B992 road between Insch and the village of Whitehouse.
Education
The village has a Primary School,[4] and it is within the catchment area for Alford Academy, the nearest Secondary School.
Church
Keig has a Church of Scotland church, which is a church included in the Howe Trinity Parish (which also includes Alford and Tullynessle and Forbes).[5]
Keig Parish Church dates from 1834[6] and has a linked churchyard.
The church was saved from being sold off as a private dwelling in the early 2000s, thanks to a group, the Friends of Keig Kirk, which supports the church to this day.[7][8]
Places of interest
Keig is located near Castle Forbes, which is the ancestral home of the Clan Forbes family.
The historic Category A listed Bridge of Keig, designed by the architect Thomas Telford, spans the River Don and has views towards Castle Forbes. It is a notable local landmark.[citation needed] In February 2010 the bridge was closed to traffic by Aberdeenshire Council amid fears of structural damage caused by the harsh winter conditions experienced at the end of 2009 and the early part of 2010.[9][10] Having undertaken major strengthening and repair work, Aberdeenshire Council reopened Keig Bridge on 18 September 2010.[11]
The River Don passes through north Keig (ROK) and South-East Keig.
Transport
The village is served by the 421 bus between Alford and Insch.[12]
Notable residents
- William Robertson Smith and his brother Charles Michie Smith were both born in Keig manse.[13]
References
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- ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 78.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Parish of Keig from the Gazetteer for Scotland". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The New Statistical Account of Scotland - Parish of Keig". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Keig School". Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HOWE TRINITY WEBSITE". Archived from the original on 21 November 2005.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Historic Churches Trail". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Friends of Keig Kirk". Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Press and Journal - Article - Bridge of Keig closes amid fears". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Historic Bridge of Keig repairs under way". BBC News. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bridge of Keig to re-open this weekend". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."421 bus timetable" (PDF). Stagecoach. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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