Keig Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Keig
Gaelic Name:Mon Chaoig
Static Image:KeigChurch.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:Keig Church (photo: Gilbert Scott)
Os Grid Reference:NJ611189
Coordinates:57.26°N -2.646°W
Map Type:Scotland
Post Town:ALFORD
Postcode District:AB33
Postcode Area:AB
Dial Code:01975

Keig [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] 3miles 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 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.[6] [7]

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. 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.[8] [9] Having undertaken major strengthening and repair work, Aberdeenshire Council reopened Keig Bridge on 18 September 2010.[10]

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.[11]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 78.
  2. Web site: Parish of Keig from the Gazetteer for Scotland. 11 November 2010. 2 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120902075840/http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parfirst342.html. live.
  3. Web site: The New Statistical Account of Scotland - Parish of Keig. 4 March 2010. 4 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100104170423/http://www.electricscotland.com/history/statistical/keig.htm. live.
  4. Web site: Keig School. 4 March 2010. 19 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080319031437/http://www.keig.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/. live.
  5. Web site: HOWE TRINITY WEBSITE. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051121110041/http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/howetrinity/about.htm. 2005-11-21.
  6. Web site: Historic Churches Trail . 4 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005233310/http://www.presbyteryofgordon.org.uk/Church%20Trails/Howe%20Trinity/2009%20Howe_Trinity%20Trail.html . 5 October 2011 . dead .
  7. Web site: Friends of Keig Kirk . 4 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100716044000/http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/clubs/detail.asp?keyOrganisation=927 . 16 July 2010 . dead .
  8. Web site: Press and Journal - Article - Bridge of Keig closes amid fears. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320072217/http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1605162. 2012-03-20.
  9. News: Historic Bridge of Keig repairs under way. BBC News. 26 July 2010. 20 June 2018. 30 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100830192645/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-10738174. live.
  10. Web site: Bridge of Keig to re-open this weekend . 24 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100917055626/http://aberdeenshire.gov.uk/news/release.asp?newsID=1762 . 17 September 2010 . dead .
  11. Web site: 421 bus timetable. 2022-02-25. Stagecoach. 2 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202104413/https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/North%20Scotland/Bluebird/Alford%20Kemnay%20Guide%2016%20Aug%202021.pdf. live.
  12. Book: Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002. July 2006. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 0-902-198-84-X. 16 July 2018. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf. dead.

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