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General Information: |
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Economy: |
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The principal land uses are agriculture and commercial forestry. The many small farms in the area are mainly family businesses. The main crops are barley, often bought by the whisky and brewing trades, and animal fodder. Cropping is usually less important than livestock however and cattle, sheep and some pigs are reared and finished for the meat trade. The grass-fed beef and lamb are of the highest quality.
The forest land is mainly coniferous with Scots Pine and European Larch being the main species. There are also extensive birch woods. The land is also used for shooting (hunting) game such as pheasant, duck, woodcock and snipe; and stalking (roe deer). There is a large quarry some 2 miles from Kincardine O'Neil where the granite is hewn mainly for crushing for road metal.
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| Industry | Only small-scale processing of agricultural produce takes place in the area. An increasing proportion of timber is processed at two local sawmills. Tourism is an extremely important industry as Royal Deeside is famed for the beauty of its landscape and is an attractive destination for visitors. The River Dee is perhaps the world's best spring Atlantic salmon rod fishery and anglers from all over the world come here to try their luck and skill at catching this king of fish. Angling sustains the equivalent of over 400 full-time jobs in Deeside with fishing guides, tackle shops, hotels and accommodation providers benefiting from this industry. Many inhabitants work for building trades and there are a number of craft-workers in the area.
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| Services: |
Little importance to local economyKincardine O'Neil has a number of essential local services including a Post Office and General Store, a Primary School, Hotel and Public Bar, Filling Station, 2 Churches, Hair and Beauty Salon, Music Teacher, Coffee Shop, a Log Cabin seller, and two craft shops. There is a Visitor Centre and a Village Hall. The village has broadband connection to the internet and good road connections with a frequent bus service along the busy A93.
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| Education: |
There is one Primary School in the village.
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History: |
Visit our History Page
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Leisure and Facilities: |
Kincardine O Neil itself has a village shop & post office, school, petrol
station, hotel, craft shops, log cabins, music studio,
hairdresser and beauty salon. There is also a play park, football pitch,
tennis court and Bowling Green and several community groups including youth
club, WRI, Guild and whist group. Kincardine O'Neil also has its own Section
of the British Legion.
Attractions in Deeside include: the castle trail, with several National
Trust Castles and their grounds to visit, including Balmoral Castle. There
is also the Whisky Trail and several distilleries to visit. There is a lot
of scenery to enjoy from mountains, forests, lochs, river to the varied
North East coastline, only 20 miles away. Sports in the area include
walking, cycling, pony trekking, fishing, golf, sailing and swimming.
The area has many varied tourist attractions and plenty choice of places
to eat out. Throughout the summer there are the Highland Games and in the
winter the Ski slopes are within easy reach.
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