Kittybrewster
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Kittybrewster is an area within Aberdeen
, Scotland
, north of the city centre and roughly south-west of Old Aberdeen
.
joins the A978 road
; there are also several railway tracks, one of which follows the route of the Aberdeenshire Canal
. The name Kittybrewster has been given to three railway stations over the years, including Aberdeen's original main railway station for routes to the north (on the Great North of Scotland Railway
). All three stations are now gone, although the route north continues.
-styled Northern Hotel.
derivation from Cuitan Briste, meaning "broken fold". (Cuitan, dim. of cuit, fold (modern Gaelic cuidhe); briste, broken.) Usually, folds for cattle had water near them. Kittybrewster was in the den now called Berryden, which means watery (bùrnach) den.
Sir John Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet
(1912–92) was born at Powis House, Kittybrewster and took the name as his territorial designation
when he was given a baronetcy in 1964.
fantasy poem by William Cadenhead (1819–1904), "Kittybrewster".
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland
Scotland
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, north of the city centre and roughly south-west of Old Aberdeen
Old Aberdeen
Old Aberdeen is part of the city of Aberdeen in Scotland. Old Aberdeen was originally a separate burgh, which was erected into a burgh of barony on 26 December 1489. It was incorporated into adjacent Aberdeen by Act of Parliament in 1891...
.
Transport
Within the area the A9012 roadA roads in Zone 9 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
List of A roads in zone 9 in Great Britain starting north of the A8, east of the A9 .-Single- and double-digit roads:-Triple-digit roads:-Four-digit roads:...
joins the A978 road
A roads in Zone 9 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
List of A roads in zone 9 in Great Britain starting north of the A8, east of the A9 .-Single- and double-digit roads:-Triple-digit roads:-Four-digit roads:...
; there are also several railway tracks, one of which follows the route of the Aberdeenshire Canal
Aberdeenshire Canal
The Aberdeenshire Canal was a waterway in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, designed by John Rennie, which ran from the port of Aberdeen to Port Elphinstone, Inverurie...
. The name Kittybrewster has been given to three railway stations over the years, including Aberdeen's original main railway station for routes to the north (on the Great North of Scotland Railway
Great North of Scotland Railway
The Great North of Scotland Railway was one of the smaller Scottish railways before the grouping, operating in the far north-east of the country. It was formed in 1845 and received its Parliamentary approval on June 26, 1846, following over two years of local meetings...
). All three stations are now gone, although the route north continues.
Facilities
The area now contains a small number of bars, the Kittybrewster and Woodside Bowling Club, Kittybrewster Primary School, two retail parks (on the sites of former railway yards), a council depot (on the site of one of the old and closed railway stations) and the moderneModerne
Moderne may refer to:* Moderne architecture, also sometimes referred to as "Style Moderne" or simply "Modern", a more general term for a style of architecture that became popular in 1925 and was described in the 1960s as "Art Deco"...
-styled Northern Hotel.
History
The name first appears an official document of 1615, although the lands around were known as the Browster lands in 1376; in 1675 it appeared again as "Kettiebrauster". It has a CelticCeltic languages
The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...
derivation from Cuitan Briste, meaning "broken fold". (Cuitan, dim. of cuit, fold (modern Gaelic cuidhe); briste, broken.) Usually, folds for cattle had water near them. Kittybrewster was in the den now called Berryden, which means watery (bùrnach) den.
Sir John Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet
Sir John Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet
Major Sir John Sinclair Wemyss Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD was a British Conservative politician....
(1912–92) was born at Powis House, Kittybrewster and took the name as his territorial designation
Territorial designation
A territorial designation follows modern peerage titles, linking them to a specific place or places. It is also an integral part of all baronetcies...
when he was given a baronetcy in 1964.
In popular culture
The name is remembered in a Victorian eraVictorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
fantasy poem by William Cadenhead (1819–1904), "Kittybrewster".
External links
- kittybrewster.com, a genealogical site