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station based on School Road in Kintore. It began broadcasting in 1994, after gaining an Independent Local Radio Licence in 1993. It closed at midnight on 15 August 2018, after 24 years on air, due to difficult trading and growing pressure from the internet, which brough streaming more prominently to
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Due to the increasing population of Kintore, a second school was built to the south of the town. The £11.5 million Midmill Primary School opened in November 2016, and has a capacity of 540 pupils. The building is located on Carnie Road and comprises nineteen teaching areas, a hall, library, dining
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The original Kintore Primary School building opened in 1907, and was extended in the 1950s. In February 2006, a new school building was opened at Castle Walk, housing sixteen classrooms, an early years centre, and a library. The old school building was subsequently demolished.
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The Romans, it is believed, were attracted by the belief that Scotland was rich in natural resources, including gold, silver and tin. The Deer's Den camp could have been involved in the preparations for the decisive
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say that the Kintore camp was definitely occupied in 120 AD and may have been occupied on as many as three occasions during the Scottish campaigns before lack of resources and more pressing matters elsewhere in the
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The town is served by two primary schools, Kintore Primary School and Midmill Primary School. For secondary education, local pupils travel by bus to nearby
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Established in the ninth century AD as a royal burgh, Kintore had its royal charter renewed by
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in 1506. But the area has clearly been a popular settlement since prehistoric times. Recent
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In 2018, Aberdeenshire Council estimated that around 4,790 people lived in Kintore.
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lies to the west of Kintore. Since October 2020 the town is once again served by
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area, and outdoor sports facility. The school was officially opened by
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Aberdeenshire Council: Recent Archaeological Work at Deers Den
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in March 2017, and a commemorative plaque was unveiled.
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Index

Kintore, Scotland
Scottish Gaelic

Kintore Town House
Kintore is located in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference
NJ793163
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area
Aberdeenshire
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
AB51
Dialling code
Police
Scotland
Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK Parliament
Gordon and Buchan
Scottish Parliament
Aberdeenshire East
UK

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