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in 1649 when what was then a rural church was built on land owned by the Cumine family. The village itself was founded in 1763 by Joseph Cumine, to a design by Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk, a friend of Cumine's. Grant's plan for the village followed closely the design used for firstly New Keith,
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Monquhitter is a small rural parish nestling in the heart of Aberdeenshire. It incorporates the small village of Garmond and many houses and farms in the surrounding areas including Greeness and Greens. The parish was split from
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The postcode of Cuminestown is within the Turriff and District ward/electoral division, which is in the UK Parliamentary Constituency of Gordon and Buchan. The Scottish Parliament constituency is Aberdeenshire East.
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A 1707 monument to William Cumine has "excellent carving and three curious, almost Romanesque panels framing a fine flying skeleton". Cumine's house, Auchry, built in 1767, was a tall, red
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In 2011, Cuminestown had an estimated population of 440. It is currently estimated to have a population of 540
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The Parish Church of Montquhitter was built in 1764, on a bluff behind the town. It was extended by
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The large, now-replaced House of Byth was built to 1693. It is survived only by 19th-century
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in 1868. It contains a 17th-century stone, from an earlier church, and a bell of 1689.
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The village primary school, called Monquhitter School, also serves
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List of listed buildings in Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire
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Fyvie, Rothienorman and Monquhitter Community Council
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Monquhitter
Cummingston
Scottish Gaelic
Scots

Cuminestown is located in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference
NJ802502
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area
Aberdeenshire
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Scotland
Sovereign state
Postcode district
AB53
Dialling code
Police
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Scottish
Ambulance
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UK Parliament
Gordon and Buchan
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Aberdeenshire East
UK

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