Town Hall

Kintore is a town lying on the south west bank of the River Don about 12 miles north west of Aberdeen and three miles south east of Inverurie. Since 1996 it has been by-passed by the A96 trunk road which provides a dual carriageway connection back to Aberdeen.

The heart of today's Kintore, as it has been for not far short of three centuries, is the Town House. This was completed in 1747, having been paid for by the John Keith, the 3rd Earl of Kintore, when he was elected Provost of the town. The most striking features are the clock-tower and the curved stairs.

The Town House was built in what had previously been the market place. As well as having a council room, the building also held a schoolroom and a store for the agricultural produce of tenants who paid their rent in kind. No spare corner was wasted: when originally built, the space under the stairs formed the burgh gaol.