Dinnet

Dinnet
Scottish Gaelic: *Dùnaidh*
Dinnet Scottish Gaelic: Dùnaidh;
	The Loch Kinord Hotel at Dinnet
	Dinnet Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference	NO460985
Council area	Aberdeenshire;
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABOYNE
Postcode district	AB34
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine;
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire West;
	List of places UK Scotland 57°04′37″N 2°53′35″W / 57.077°N 2.893°W

Dinnet (Scottish Gaelic, Dùnaidh) is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns Aboyne and Ballater and situated on the main A93 road in the valley of the River Dee, it is said to be the gateway to both the Highlands (despite the fact that it is well within the boundaries of present-day Aberdeenshire) and the Cairngorms National Park.^[1] It is the first village along the Dee to be located inside the park.

Nearby are Dinnet Oakwood, Loch Kinord, Loch Davan and Burn O'Vat.^[2]

Name

Alan James states that Dinnet may be compared with several Brittonic 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]

History

Muir of Dinnet is featured extensively in artist Chris Dooks' short film Six Striped Rustic which was commissioned by Banchory's Woodend Barn Arts as part of The Year of Natural Scotland 2013.^[5]

From 1866 to 1966 Dinnet railway station on the Deeside Railway served the village and locality.

References

^ Dinnet. Royal Deeside.
^ Dinnet (3). Royal Deeside.
^ James, Alan G. "The Brittonic Language in the Old North" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ Fishing Maps. Includes a mention of Dinnet's etymology on the Royal Deeside map.
^ Six Striped Rustic

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[1] Dinnet. Royal Deeside.

[2] Dinnet (3). Royal Deeside.

[spns-3] James, Alan G. "The Brittonic Language in the Old North" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[4] Fishing Maps. Includes a mention of Dinnet's etymology on the Royal Deeside map.

[5] Six Striped Rustic

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v t e Settlements and places of interest in Marr, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins
Other settlements	Backburn Bellabeg Birse Birsemore Bogniebrae Brathens Brideswell Cairnie Corgarff Crathie Dinnet Finzean Forgue Gartly Inverey Keig Kennethmont Kildrummy Kincardine O'Neil Kirkton of Tough Logie Coldstone Lost Lumsden Monymusk Potarch Rhynie Ruthven Strachan Strathdon Tillyfourie Tornaveen Towie Tullich Whitehouse Ythanwells
Places of interest	Alford Valley Railway Badenyon Balmoral Castle Blelack Braemar Castle Burn O'Vat Cairn o' Mount Cairngorms National Park Castle Forbes Corgarff Castle Craigievar Castle Crathes Castle Crathie Kirk Forest of Birse Grampian Transport Museum Huntly Castle Kildrummy Castle Lochnagar Royal Deeside Royal Deeside Railway Yonder Bognie Ythan Wells (Glenmailen) Roman Camp

v t e Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City)
in Banff and Buchan	Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills
in Buchan	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
in Formartine	Balmedie Cuminestown Ellon Fyvie Newburgh Oldmeldrum Pitmedden Potterton Rothienorman Tarves Turriff
in Garioch	Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill
in Kincardine and Mearns	Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Luthermuir Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
in Marr	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins