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A county on the north-east coast;
bounded on the north by Aberdeenshire, from which, in a great
measure, it is divided by the river Dee; on the east by the German
Ocean; and on the south and west by Forfarshire, from which it is
divided by the North Esk.
The form is triangular, with its most
acute angle stretching north-eastward to the city of Aberdeen, and
terminating at Girdleness. The coast-boundary extends south-westward
for 32 miles, being the greatest length of the county and its
greatest breadth, from east to west, is 24 miles.
 The
poet 'Robert Burns' father came from Kincardineshire on the east
coast of Scotland.
Spelt his name Burness, Robert and his
brother adopted the spelling "Burns" a form which first appeared in
written records only in the 17th century. |
