Kinneff
[Image:Kinneff Old Kirk today.jpg|thumb|Kinneff Old Kirk in 2017]
Kinneff is a roadside hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, just north of Inverbervie. To the north lies another hamlet, Catterline.
History
Within the hamlet lies Kinneff Old Kirk, which is notable as the site where the Honours of Scotland were hidden by Christian Fletcher after the Siege of Dunnottar Castle in 1651 until the Restoration in 1660. The church was rebuilt in 1738, but some of the fabric of the building incorporates considerable portions of an earlier building. It was dedicated to St Arnty or Arnold, probably corruptions of Adamnan, in 1242. It belonged to the Priory of St Andrews.A separate Kinneff Church was opened by the Free Church of Scotland, after the schism in 1843, located to the west at Roadside of Kinneff.
The original Kinneff Old Church was closed as an active place of worship in 1976, with the congregation merged with the newer Kinneff Church. The church is now open to the public, and run by a team of volunteers.
The newer Kinneff Church, located at Roadside of Kinneff on the A92 closed for worship on Sunday 13th June 2010, and has subsequently been sold and developed into a private house. The Kinneff parish area is part of Arbuthnott, Bervie and Kinneff Church.
Facilities
In August 2024, Kinneff Primary School was mothballed by Aberdeenshire Council due to the very small roll for a number of years. Children from the Kinneff area now attend either Bervie or Catterline Primary Schools.The community has a village hall, a couple of bus stops on each side of the village on the A92, and a small swing park.
Notable residents
- Rev Joseph Robert Fraser, minister of the United Free Church in Kinneff, was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.