Arbuthnott
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- For persons named Arbuthnott, see ArbuthnotArbuthnot (surname)Arbuthnot or Arbuthnott is a Scottish surname, deriving from the village in Scotland from where members of the Arbuthnot family originated.-People with the surname Arbuthnot or Arbuthnott:Multiple people*Alexander Arbuthnot...
- For other named Arbuthnott, see Arbuthnot
Arbuthnott is a small village in northeast Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, 26 miles south of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
. It is located on the B967 east of Fordoun
Fordoun
Fordoun is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Fothirdun , as it was historically known, was an important area in the Howe of the Mearns...
(on the A90
A90 road
The A90 road is a major north to south road in eastern Scotland, running from Edinburgh to Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire.From Edinburgh, it travels west and over the Forth Road Bridge, before turning into the M90 motorway. At Perth, the M90 again becomes the A90, now running north east to Dundee...
) and north-west of Inverbervie
Inverbervie
Inverbervie is a small town on the north-east coast of Scotland, south of Stonehaven, in the Aberdeenshire council area.The Inverbervie name derives from Inbhir Beirbhe, meaning Mouth of the River Bervie in Scottish Gaelic.-History:...
(on the A92
A92 road
The A92 is a major road in Fife and Angus, Scotland. It runs from Dunfermline to Stonehaven.Starting at its junction with the M90 motorway near Dunfermline, it runs north east past Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Ladybank and Newport-on-Tay...
) in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
. The nearest train station is Stonehaven
Stonehaven
Stonehaven is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 9,577 in 2001 census.Stonehaven, county town of Kincardineshire, grew around an Iron Age fishing village, now the "Auld Toon" , and expanded inland from the seaside...
.
The most obvious feature in the village is the 13th Century Parish Church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
of St. Ternan
Ternan
Saint Ternan is venerated as the "Bishop of the Picts." Not much is known of his life. He may have been consecrated by St. Palladius. Some scholars believe that he may have been a monk at Culross, which had been founded by St. Serf, and that he was a contemporary of Serf. Others state that he...
in which the Missal of Arbuthnott
Missal of Arbuthnott
The Arbuthnott Missal is the only extant missal of the Scottish Use. It won a prestigious top award in the British Library's Hidden Treasures competition 2007....
was written.
Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell , a Scottish writer.-Biography:...
hailed from the area and wrote about life in The Mearns. The Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre is located next to the Village Hall, near the Post Office.
Arbuthnott House, the seat of the Viscount of Arbuthnott
Viscount of Arbuthnott
The title Viscount of Arbuthnott was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1641, along with the title Lord Inverbervie, for Sir Robert Arbuthnot.The Viscount of Arbuthnott is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Arbuthnott....
, is near the village.
History
Some of the nearest Bronze AgeBronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
archaeological recoveries are situated somewhat to the north near Stonehaven
Stonehaven
Stonehaven is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 9,577 in 2001 census.Stonehaven, county town of Kincardineshire, grew around an Iron Age fishing village, now the "Auld Toon" , and expanded inland from the seaside...
at the Fetteresso
Fetteresso Castle
Fetteresso Castle is a 14th century towerhouse, rebuilt in 1761 as a Scottish gothic style Palladian manor, with clear evidence of prehistoric use of the site. It is situated immediately west of the town of Stonehaven in Kincardineshire slightly to the west of the A90 dual carriageway...
and Spurryhillock
Spurryhillock
Spurryhillock is a mesolithic archaeological site and modern industrial estate at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.-Vicinity history:Historical features in the local area include Fetteresso Castle, Ury House, Stonehaven Tolbooth, Dunnottar Castle and Muchalls Castle. On the Fetteresso Estate...
sites. In the general vicinity of this portion of Aberdeenshire are situated Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland, about two miles south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th–16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been an early fortress of the Dark Ages...
, Fiddes Castle
Fiddes Castle
Fiddes Castle is a 16th century historical national monument in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Other castles in this region of Kincardine and Mearns are Dunnottar Castle, Fetteresso Castle, Muchalls Castle and the ruined Cowie Castle. Prehistoric features in the vicinity include Bruxie Hill...
, Fetteresso Castle
Fetteresso Castle
Fetteresso Castle is a 14th century towerhouse, rebuilt in 1761 as a Scottish gothic style Palladian manor, with clear evidence of prehistoric use of the site. It is situated immediately west of the town of Stonehaven in Kincardineshire slightly to the west of the A90 dual carriageway...
and Muchalls Castle
Muchalls Castle
Muchalls Castle stands overlooking the North Sea in the countryside of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The lower course is a well preserved double groined 13th century towerhouse structure, built by the Frasers of Muchalls. Upon this structure, the 17th century castle was begun by...
.
Community Groups
Arbuthnott contains many prominent community groups:Arbuthnott Church
Arbuthnott (Church of Scotland) is part of Arbuthnott, Bervie & Kinneff Parish Church
Arbuthnott, Bervie & Kinneff Parish Church
Arbuthnott, Bervie and Kinneff is a united Parish. The Rev Dennis Rose of Boghall Church, Bathgate preached as Sole Nominee on June 27th 2010 and was elected minister of the parish...
. Services are held weekly, except on 5th Sundays of the month where applicable when there is a joint service in Bervie. The manse is in nearby town Inverbervie and the minister is the Rev Dennis Rose.
Local Radio
Alongside the commercial enterprise of the local newspaper, The Mearns Leader, Arbuthnott has a Local Community Radio Station in Mearns FM. Broadcasting from nearby Stonehaven in the Townhall, Mearns FM helps to keep Arbuthnott up to date with local and charity events, as well as playing a wee bit of music. Staffed completely by volunteers, Mearns FM is run as a not for profit organisation, broadcasting under a Community Radio licence, with a remit to provide local focus news events and programming. Jointly funded by local adverts and local and national grants. Mearns FM has one of the largest listening areas of any Community Radio Station owing to the Mearns' distributed population, Mearns FM was setup to try and bring these distant communities together.Listed buildings
- Arbuthnott House - category A
- Arbuthnott House - Doocot - category C(s)
- Arbuthnott House - East Gate - category B
- Arbuthnott House - Garden House - category B
- Arbuthnott House - Ice House - category B
- Arbuthnott House Mains Farm - category B
- Arbuthnott House Sundial - category B
- Arbuthnott House, North Bridge over Arbuthnott Burn - category A
- Arbuthnott Parish Kirk - category A