Skene, Aberdeenshire

Skene, Aberdeenshire

Skene (Gaelic: "Sgainn") is a small farming community in North East Scotland some 10 km west of Aberdeen. The two traditional villages are Kirkton of Skene and Lyne of Skene. As the name suggests, Kirkton is still the location of Skene Parish Church. "Lyne" means 'glade' or 'enclosure'.

Kirkton of Skene consists of a main road that runs through its centre that branches off into a small warren of 5 or so streets that service just under 100 houses, a pub - The Red Star Inn, a big playpark, a village hall, the church and "George Ogg and Sons" the local shop.

The main concentration of population in the area is further east at the newer settlements of Westhill and Elrick, both of which are built around ancient hamlets.

Nearby are the Loch of Skene and Skene House. [cite web| url=http://humphrysfamilytree.com/Skene/skene.house.html| title=Skene House| author=Mark Humphrys| accessdate=2007-05-05]

External links

;Map references
*Kirkton of Skene: gbmapping|NJ803077
*Lyne of Skene: gbmappingsmall|NJ766103 ;Gazetteer for Scotland
* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst4133.html Kirkton of Skene]
* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst5133.html Lyne of Skene]


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