Dinnet

For the national nature reserve, see Muir of Dinnet.

Dinnet Scottish Gaelic: Dùnaidh
The Loch Kinord Hotel at Dinnet
Dinnet Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference	NO460985
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABOYNE
Postcode district	AB34
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire West

Dinnet (Scottish Gaelic, Dùnaidh) is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns Aboyne and Ballater and situated on the main A93 road in the valley of the River Dee, it is said to be the gateway to both the Highlands (despite the fact that it is well within the boundaries of present-day Aberdeenshire) and the Cairngorms National Park.[1] It is the first village along the Dee to be located inside the park.

Nearby are Dinnet Oakwood, Loch Kinord, Loch Davan and Burn O'Vat.[2]

Name

Alan James states that Dinnet may be compared with several Brittonic toponyms named with the element *dïnn, "sharp point", with the nominal suffix -ed (c.f. Dent).[3]

A fishing map claims that the village got its name one summer after a fishing trip in the early 19th century.[4]

History

Muir of Dinnet is featured extensively in artist Chris Dooks' short film Six Striped Rustic which was commissioned by Banchory's Woodend Barn Arts as part of The Year of Natural Scotland 2013.[5]

From 1866 to 1966 Dinnet railway station on the Deeside Railway served the village and locality.

References

1. Dinnet. Royal Deeside.
2. Dinnet (3). Royal Deeside.
3. James, Alan G. "The Brittonic Language in the Old North" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
4. Fishing Maps. Includes a mention of Dinnet's etymology on the Royal Deeside map.
5. Six Striped Rustic