Dinnet (

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, ''Dùnaidh'') is a village in the Marr area of

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, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns

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and

Ballater Ballater (, ) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to cure scrofula. ...

and situated on the main

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in the valley of the River Dee, it is said to be the gateway to both the Highlands (despite the fact that it is well within the boundaries of present-day Aberdeenshire) and the

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. It is the first village along the Dee to be located inside the park. Nearby are Dinnet Oakwood,

Loch Kinord Loch Kinord is a small, freshwater loch at Muir of Dinnet, Aberdeenshire, Scotland just north of the River Dee and east of Ballater. The loch is also known as ''Loch Ceander'' and ''Loch Cannor''. It is approximately in length and was forme ...

, Loch Davan and

Burn O'Vat The Burn o' Vat is a mountain stream in Royal Deeside, Deeside, Scotland, rising on Culblean Hill and flowing into Loch Kinord. The Vat, a Giant's kettle, pothole of glacial origin, lies upon its course. Formation Around 16,000 years ago, the are ...

Name

Alan James states that Dinnet may be compared with several Brittonic toponyms named with the element ''*dïnn'', "sharp point", with the nominal suffix ''-ed'' (cf. Dent). A fishing map claims that the village got its name one summer after a fishing trip in the early 19th century.

History

Muir of Dinnet is featured extensively in artist Chris Dooks' short film ''Six Striped Rustic'' which was commissioned by Banchory's Woodend Barn Arts as part of ''The Year of Natural Scotland 2013''. From 1866 to 1966 Dinnet railway station on the Deeside Railway served the village and locality.

References

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