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Keig

FieldValue
countryScotland
official_nameKeig
gaelic_nameMon Chaoig
static_imageKeigChurch.jpg
static_image_width240px
static_image_captionKeig Church (photo: Gilbert Scott)
os_grid_referenceNJ611189
coordinates
map_typeScotland
unitary_scotlandAberdeenshire
lieutenancy_scotlandAberdeenshire
post_townALFORD
postcode_districtAB33
postcode_areaAB
dial_code01975
constituency_westminsterGordon and Buchan
constituency_scottish_parliamentAberdeenshire West

Keig ( ) 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 3 mi from Alford. It lies on the B992 road between Insch and the village of Whitehouse.

Education

The village has a Primary School, 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).

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.

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. Having undertaken major strengthening and repair work, Aberdeenshire Council reopened Keig Bridge on 18 September 2010.

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.

Notable residents

  • William Robertson Smith and his brother Charles Michie Smith were both born in Keig manse.

References

References

  1. G.M. Miller, ''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names'' (London: Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 78.
  2. "Parish of Keig from the Gazetteer for Scotland".
  3. "The New Statistical Account of Scotland - Parish of Keig".
  4. "Keig School".
  5. "HOWE TRINITY WEBSITE".
  6. {{Historic Environment Scotland
  7. "Historic Churches Trail".
  8. "Friends of Keig Kirk".
  9. "Press and Journal - Article - Bridge of Keig closes amid fears".
  10. (26 July 2010). "Historic Bridge of Keig repairs under way". BBC News.
  11. "Bridge of Keig to re-open this weekend".
  12. "421 bus timetable".
  13. (July 2006). "Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002". The Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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