Marykirk in the mearns and kincardine

The tiny village of Marykirk in Aberdeenshire, formerly Kincardineshire in northeast Scotland sits by the river North Esk in the Howe o’ the Mearns. The village’s Gaelic name is Obar Luathnait translated as Aberluthnott and was renamed Marykirk after the church dedicated to St Mary.    People here used to earn a living farming, as […]

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