Kinker
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Kinker (Inglis: Kincardine O'Neil Scots Gaelic: Cinn Chàrdainn) is a village in Aiberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situatit atween the toons o Abyne an Banchry, aboot 25 mile wast o Aiberdeen aside the River Dee.
Kinker
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  Kincardine O'Neil Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Population | 338 (2010) |
| OS grid reference | NO592997 |
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| Kintra | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Post toun | Aboyne |
| Postcode destrict | AB34 |
| Diallin code | 013398 |
| Police | Scots |
| Fire | Scots |
| Ambulance | Scots |
| EU Pairlament | Scotland |
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It wis makit a conservation airt in 1978. The Deeside Wey passes throu the village.
Sin auncient times there wis a crossin o the Dee at Kinker.[1] Locations o the Dee crossin alang wi alinement o auncient trackweys makit the airt a guid place fur castles an aerlie settlers. In the airt o Kinker the Middle Ages trackweys til the sooth had a particular influence on development in an aroon Kinker and Abyne Castle.[2]
In the 19t yearhunner the Deeside Railwey didnae gae throu the village, makin expaunsion difficult. Bi 1895 the population o the village exceedit 200.[3] Maist o the extant biggins wis biggt in the 19t yearhunner.[citation needit]
The village wis umwhile kent as Eaglais Iarach (Kirk o Saunt Iarchadh) in Scots Gaelic.[4]
The Esker Spirits distillery is based on the Kinker estate.[5]
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