Tour Scotland Video Of Old Photographs Of Kintore Aberdeenshire

Tour Scotland travel Blog video of old photographs of Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Kintore, Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Tòrr, is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. The name Kintore comes from the Gaelic, Ceann Tòrr. Ceann means the head, or the end, and Tòrr means a round hill. So the name signifies that the town was at the head or end of a round hill. This most likely refers to Tuach Hill to the south of the town. Established in the ninth century AD as a royal burgh, Kintore had its royal charter renewed by King James IV in 1506. But the area has clearly been a popular settlement since prehistoric times. Nearby are the remains of Hallforest Castle, former stronghold of the Earls of Kintore. Its Town House dates back to 1747. Kintore is the site of Deers Den Roman Camp and is thought to relate to Agricola's campaigns into Scotland. James Park was born in Kintore in 1857. He studied science in London, England, and worked as sheep farmer in New Zealand. He became professor of geology in Dunedin then Auckland. He was the father of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, "Defender of London" during the Battle of Britain in 1940. James Park died in 1946.

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