Keig

Keig (/kiːɡ/ KEEG)[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] three miles (five kilometres) from Alford. It lies on the B992 road between Insch and the village of Whitehouse.

Keig

Keig Church (photo: Gilbert Scott)
Keig
Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid referenceNJ611189
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALFORD
Postcode districtAB33
Dialling code01975
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

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[6] 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.[7][8]

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 renowned architect Thomas Telford over the River Don with stunning views towards Castle Forbes is also 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.[9][10] Having undertaken major strengthening and repair work, Aberdeenshire Council reopened Keig Bridge on 18 September 2010.[11]

River Don passing through north Keig (ROK) and South-East Keig.

Notable Residents

References
  1. G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 78.
  2. http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parfirst342.html
  3. http://www.electricscotland.com/history/statistical/keig.htm
  4. http://www.keig.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/
  5. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/howetrinity/about.htm
  6. https://canmore.org.uk/site/112816/keig-parish-church
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1605162
  10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-10738174
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
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