Dinnet
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 The Loch Kinord Hotel at Dinnet | |
  Dinnet Location withinAberdeenshire | |
| OS grid reference | NO460985 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ABOYNE |
| Postcode district | AB34 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| 57°04′37″N2°53′35″W / 57.077°N 2.893°W /57.077; -2.893 | |
Dinnet (Scottish Gaelic,Dùnaidh) is a village in theMarr area ofAberdeenshire, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside townsAboyne andBallater and situated on the mainA93 road in the valley of theRiver Dee, it is said to be the gateway to both theHighlands (despite the fact that it is well within the boundaries of present-day Aberdeenshire) and theCairngorms National Park.[1] It is the first village along the Dee to be located inside the park.
Nearby areDinnet Oakwood,Loch Kinord,Loch Davan andBurn O'Vat.[2]
Alan James states that Dinnet may be compared with severalBrittonic toponyms named with the element*dïnn, "sharp point", with the nominal suffix-ed (c.f.Dent).[3]
A fishing map claims that the village got its name one summer after a fishing trip in the early 19th century.[4]
Muir of Dinnet is featured extensively in artist Chris Dooks' short filmSix Striped Rustic which was commissioned by Banchory's Woodend Barn Arts as part ofThe Year of Natural Scotland 2013.[5]
From 1866 to 1966Dinnet railway station on theDeeside Railway served the village and locality.
Settlements and places of interest inMarr, Aberdeenshire | ||
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Areas and primary settlements inAberdeenshire(see also:Aberdeen City) | ||
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| inBanff and Buchan |  | |
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| inFormartine | ||
| inGarioch | ||
| inKincardine and Mearns | ||
| inMarr | ||
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