Scotland Genealogy: Kincardineshire Census & County Records
KINCARDINESHIRE, - usually called the MEARNS, - a county
on the north-east coast [map shows location]; bounded on the
north by Aberdeenshire, from which, in a great measure, it
is divided by the river Dee; on the east by the German Ocean;
and on the south and west by Forfarshire, from which it is
divided by the North Esk. The form is triangular, with its
most acute angle stretching north-eastward to the city of
Aberdeen, and terminating at Girdleness. The coast-boundary
extends south-westward for 32 miles, being the greatest length
of the county; and its greatest breadth, from east to west,
is 24 miles. Square area 380 miles, or 243,444 English acres,
of which 1,280 are covered with water; 120,000 consist of
cultivated land, woodland, improveable moor, &c; and the
remainder of mountains, hills, and general waste. The county
is locally divided into four districts, - the Grampian, the
Dee-side, the valley or Howe of the Mearns, and the Coast-side.
Gazetteer of Scotland, Vol. II, Edinburgh, 1855
Kincardineshire,
Scotland: Parish and Probate Records
A collection of parish and probate records in Scotland, from
the 1500s to the 1800s.
Kincardineshire Parish Index