Kincardine

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Cinn Chàrdainn, possibly adapted from an earlier Pictish *Pencarden, equivalent to Welsh pen (“head, top”) + cardden (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

Kincardine

1. A town on the River Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9387).
2. The former county town of Kincardineshire, Scotland, abandoned in the Middle Ages.
3. A hamlet near Ardgay, Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6089).
4. A municipality and community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

See also

• Kincardine and Deeside
• Kincardineshire