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| Kincardine and Deeside | |
|---|---|
 Kincardine and Deeside district within Scotland | |
| History | |
| • Created | 16 May 1975 |
| • Abolished | 31 Mar 1996 |
| • Succeeded by | Aberdeenshire |
| Status | District |
| • HQ | Stonehaven |
Kincardine and Deeside was one of five local government districts in the Grampian region of Scotland. Its council was based in Stonehaven. It was created in 1975 and abolished in 1996, when the area was included in the Aberdeenshire council area.
History
editThis region is rich in prehistory with numerous megalithic sites, notable in the earliest period of recorded history with several significant Roman sites. The region is also traversed by several ancient trackways across the Grampian Mountains, including the Causey Mounth and Elsick Mounth.[1] In addition there is evidence of ancient burials from the Beaker Period.[2]
The district was created on 16 May 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which established a two-tier structure of local government across Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Kincardine and Deeside was one of five districts created within the Grampian region. The district covered most of the historic county of Kincardineshire and part of the neighbouring county of Aberdeenshire. The new district covered the whole area of ten former districts and parts of another two, which were all abolished at the same time:[3][4]
From Aberdeenshire
From Kincardineshire
- Banchory burgh
- Inverbervie burgh
- Laurencekirk burgh
- Laurencekirk district
- Lower Deeside district (except the parish of Nigg, which went to the City of Aberdeen[a])
- St Cyrus district
- Stonehaven burgh
- Stonehaven district
- Upper Deeside district
The regions and districts created in 1975 were abolished in 1996, being replaced by council areas. The area of Kincardine and Deeside was merged with the Banff and Buchan and Gordon districts to become the new Aberdeenshire council area.[8]
Political control
editThe first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 16 May 1975. Political control of the council from 1975 until its abolition in 1996 was as follows:[9]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 1975–1988 | |
| No overall control | 1988–1996 | |
Premises
editThe council was based at Viewmount on Arduthie Road in Stonehaven.[10] The building had been the headquarters of Kincardineshire County Council since 1935. It had been built in 1881 as a house, and by the 1920s had been converted to offices. Following a fire in 1932 it was largely rebuilt and extended in order to become the county council's main offices and meeting place, being formally opened as such on 8 May 1935.[11][12]
After the council's abolition in 1996, Viewmount became an area office for the successor Aberdeenshire Council.[13]
Places of interest
edit- Dunnottar Castle
- Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve
- Muchalls Castle
- Portlethen Moss
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ C.M. Hogan, 2007
- ^ A. Small, 1988
- ^ "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 65, retrieved 22 November 2022
- ^ "Quarter-inch Administrative Areas Maps of Scotland, Sheet 5: Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire, Morayshire and Nairnshire, 1969". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Aberdeen Corporation Act 1891" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "'Greater Aberdeen' now in being". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 30 May 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Aberdeen Extension Order Confirmation Act 1970". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 39, retrieved 16 December 2022
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "No. 23961". The London Gazette. 29 March 1996. p. 811.
- ^ "Ideal working conditions for Kincardine's public servants: Home of efficiency and comfort arises from ashes of Viewmount". Mearns Leader. Stonehaven. 9 May 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Arduthie Road, Viewmount, Council Offices including nuclear bunker, ancillary building, boundary walls, gatepiers and railings (LB50245)". Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Area manager teams". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
Bibliography
edit- C. Michael Hogan (2007) Elsick Mounth, The Megalithic Portal, ed A. Burnham
- A. Small, Margaret Bruce and Ian A.G. Shepherd (1988) A Beaker Child Burial from Catterline, Kincardine and Deeside, Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotland 118: 71-77
