Rickarton

The A957 entering Rickarton from the east (2017)

Rickarton is a settlement in Aberdeenshire. It is situated on the A957 to the northwest of Stonehaven.

Rickarton was served by the 105 bus between Stonehaven and Banchory until its withdrawal in 2018.

Rickarton formerly had a primary school and a post office. The school closed in 1971.

During the second world war, a German plane came down. One local man was killed by a piece of the plane.

Church

The Church of Scotland parish of Rickarton was endowed by a bequest of George Thomson, the then minister of Fetteresso. He bequeathed the residue of his estate for the church. The church building was constructed in 1871 and the parish was disjoined from Fetteresso Church in Stonehaven, and Glenbervie, on 22 January 1872. Between 28 February 1933 and 16 July 1948, the parish was linked with Fetteresso Church. From 31 May 1967, it was linked with Durris. However, this linkage was terminated on 6 November 1979, after the retirement of their minister in May. On 28 February 1980 the congregation was dissolved (closed). The congregation sat within the Presbytery of Fordoun, then Aberdeen, and then latterly in Kincardine and Deeside.

Ministers of the Church

War Memorial

The War Memorial, now placed outside the deconsecrated church building, records 10 local men dying in the First World War, and two in the Second World War.

References

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  2. ↑ Mandi Dorward. "Bus journeys/services withdrawals from 7th May 2018 – NKRCC". Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kincardine and Mearns area bus forum" (PDF). 29 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ordnance Survey Map: Kincardineshire, Sheet XII". maps.nls. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Search Results". archives.aberdeencity.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "SCOTS - The Annals of Arbuthnott Part One". www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
  7. 1 2 Lamb, John Alexander (1961). Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation: MINISTERS OF THE CHURCH FROM THE UNION OF THE CHURCHES, 2 OCTOBER 1929, TO 31 DECEMBER 1954. Vol. IX. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. 1 2 3 4 Macdonald, Finlay Angus John (2000). Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: Ministers of the Church from 1 January 1976 to 30 September 1999 (PDF). Edinburgh: T&T Clark. ISBN 0567087506.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. ↑ "Old kirk sale to help new chapel". The Press and Journal. 23 April 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  10. 1 2 "NRS Catalogue - browse - details of record". catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Rickarton". www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2026.

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