Arbuthnott

For other uses, see Arbuthnot (surname) and Arbuthnot (disambiguation).

Arbuthnott
Village
Arbuthnott Parish Church
Arbuthnott is located in Aberdeenshire
Arbuthnott
Arbuthnott
Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid referenceNO8024975550
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLAURENCEKIRK
Postcode districtAB30
Dialling code01561
01569
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°52′16″N 2°19′26″W / 56.871083°N 2.324027°W / 56.871083; -2.324027
Arbuthnott House

Arbuthnott (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Bhuadhnait, "mouth of the Buadhnat")[1] is a hamlet and parish in the Howe of the Mearns, a low-lying agricultural district of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located on the B967, east of Fordoun (on the A90) and north-west of Inverbervie (on the A92).[2] The nearest railway station is Laurencekirk.

The most salient feature of the hamlet is the 13th century Parish Church of St Ternan,[3] in which the Missal of Arbuthnott was written. Today the church is part of the combined parish of Arbuthnott, Bervie and Kinneff.[4]

The Grassic Gibbon Centre
Memorial to Gibbon in Arbuthnott kirkyard

Lewis Grassic Gibbon, an author remembered for his novels about life in the Mearns, grew up at Bloomfield in the parish of Arbuthnott.[5] A small museum in the hamlet is dedicated to him, named the Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre. This is built as an extension to the village hall, and contains an exhibition about the author and his work. The centre also contains a café, and post office facilities.

Arbuthnott House, the seat of the Viscount of Arbuthnott, is near the hamlet.

  1. ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003). "Ainmean-Àite" (PDF). The Scottish Parliament. p. 5. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ Beach, Russell, ed. (1978). AA Touring Guide to Scotland. The Automobile Association. ISBN 978-0-86145-093-0.
  3. ^ "History of the Howe - Arbuthnott". Mearns Community Web. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
  4. ^ "About". ABK Church. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Mitchell, (James) Leslie [pseud. Lewis Grassic Gibbon]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38328. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)