Arbuthnott

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For people named Arbuthnott, see: Arbuthnot family

Arbuthnott is a small village in northeast Scotland. It is some 26 miles south of Aberdeen. It is located on the B967 east of Fordoun (on the A90) and north-west of Inverbervie (on the A92) in Aberdeenshire.

The most obvious feature of note in the village is Arbuthnott Church in which the Arbuthnott Missal, an important Roman Catholic book. Written by James Sibbald, priest of Arbuthnott, Scotland, 1491, and now in Paisley Museum. It was written on vellum in Gothic characters with illuminations, and is the only extant missal of the Scottish Use. It mainly follows that of Sarum. See Catholic Encyclopedia article, was written.

Lewis Grassic Gibbon hailed from the area and wrote about life in the Mearns; the Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre is located next to the Village Hall, near the Post Office.

Arbuthnott House, the seat of the Viscount of Arbuthnott, is near the village. The nearest train station is Stonehaven.

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