Kinmuck

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Kinmuck
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Kinmuck
Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference NJ 818198
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Inverurie
Postcode district AB51
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
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57°16′08″N2°18′11″W / 57.269°N 2.303°W / 57.269; -2.303 Coordinates: 57°16′08″N2°18′11″W / 57.269°N 2.303°W / 57.269; -2.303

Kinmuck, Aberdeenshire, is a small village just outside Inverurie in the north-east of Scotland. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 38 Aberdeen (Inverurie & Pitmedden) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN   9780319231289.
  2. "Gazetteer for Scotland: Kinmuck". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 5 April 2016.