Abernyte

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Abernyte
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Abernyte
Location within Perth and Kinross
Population116  [1]
OS grid reference NO258312
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PERTH
Postcode district PH14
Dialling code 01828
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°28′01″N3°12′21″W / 56.467068°N 3.205881°W / 56.467068; -3.205881

Abernyte is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland.

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Geography

The village lies roughly 2 miles (3 kilometres) northwest of the former Inchture railway station, and around 7 miles (11 kilometres) west of Dundee. [2]

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Abernyte

Buildings

The village has a heritage organisation, the Abernyte Heritage Group, which was formed in 1988. The group was formed by a mixture of longstanding residents and more recent arrivals to Abernyte and was part of a drive to maintain and celebrate the village's distinct local identity. [3] The group undertook an oral history project in 1996, which is now held at the archives at the University of Dundee. [3]

The history of Abernyte in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is documented in Abernyte: The Quiet Revolution, which was written by Dr Mary Young and the Abernyte Heritage Group and published in 2008. [4] [5] [6]

The Scottish Antique and Arts Centre lies around 1⁄4 mile (400 metres) south of the village, which was converted from the founding site of Stout Brothers Motor's, a pioneering vehicle sales and service enterprise, which was founded in 1947 here.

Between the 1961 and 1991, the village was the location of a Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post, part of 28 Group. The post has now been fully restored and is regularly maintained and preserved as a tribute to the last Group Commandant of 28 Group, local man J.R.D. (Hamish) Carr. [7]

Education

The village has a small primary school. [8] The proposed closing of the school in 2020 was defeated by the community and the school numbers have increased from 6 to 34 in 2024, along with an extremely positive inspection report.[ citation needed ]

The parish church is part of the Abernyte linked with Inchture and Kinnaird linked with Longforgan grouping of churches. [9]

Census

In 2001, the population was 106 and had risen to 116 in 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland's Census".
  2. ↑ Profile for Abernyte
  3. 1 2 "MS 281 Abernyte Oral History Collection". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee . Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Book Review". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Abernyte Heritage Group". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Obituary Dr Mary Young". The Cumberland News. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Abernyte ROC Post – Subterranea Britannica". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Abernyte Primary School". Perth and Kinross Council. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Abernyte Church". Carse Churches. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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