Kincardineshire

/ -ʃə; kɪnˈkɑːdɪnˌʃɪə /

noun

a former county of E Scotland: became part of Grampian region in 1975 and part of Aberdeenshire in 1996 Also calledthe Mearns

The Dee, now leaving its native county, flows for a few miles through the Mearns or Kincardineshire.

In Kincardineshire, at Auchincorthie, there were five circles of stones.

They used for three or four years to come in from Kincardineshire, and spend the winter months in Edinburgh.

He was at the time Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire.

Francis Garden, who founded the town of Laurencekirk in Kincardineshire.

April 17, 2024axolotl

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