The current name of the village derives from an older Scottish Gaelic name, but the meaning of that name is somewhat obscure. The first element, 'Kil', is from the Gaelic cill meaning a chapel or a monk's cell. The last element was -in, an old Gaelic suffix meaning 'the place of'. The middle element was an early saint's name, but which saint is not clear. St Maine, St Manna, and St Mannán have all been suggested. Taken together, the old Gaelic name would have meant 'The Site of the Church of Maine, Manna, or Mannán'.[2]
It is notable for being the birthplace of Jim Clark, former world champion Formula One racing-car driver. There is a statue of Clark in the village, unveiled in 1997 by Sir Jackie Stewart.[3]
^"Newburgh and North Fife Railway". RAILSCOT. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
^Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930
^Cook, Henry D. (1845). The new statistical account of Scotland. Vol. 9. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. p. 539.
^Scott, Hew (1925). Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. Vol. 5. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 162.
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kilmany, this, article, about, village, scotland, australian, town, victoria, scottish, gaelic, cille, mheinidh, village, parish, fife, scotland, located, between, auchtermuchty, road, bridge, 2001, population, clark, memorial, sculpture, location, within, fif. This article is about the village in Scotland For the Australian town see Kilmany Victoria Kilmany Scottish Gaelic Cille Mheinidh is a village and parish in Fife Scotland It is located on the A92 between Auchtermuchty and the Tay Road Bridge In 2001 it had a population of 75 1 KilmanyJim Clark memorial sculpture in KilmanyKilmanyLocation within FifePopulation75 2001 Council areaFifeLieutenancy areaFifeCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishList of places UK Scotland Coordinates 56 23 05 N 2 59 40 W 56 384748 N 2 994556 W 56 384748 2 994556The current name of the village derives from an older Scottish Gaelic name but the meaning of that name is somewhat obscure The first element Kil is from the Gaelic cill meaning a chapel or a monk s cell The last element was in an old Gaelic suffix meaning the place of The middle element was an early saint s name but which saint is not clear St Maine St Manna and St Mannan have all been suggested Taken together the old Gaelic name would have meant The Site of the Church of Maine Manna or Mannan 2 It is notable for being the birthplace of Jim Clark former world champion Formula One racing car driver There is a statue of Clark in the village unveiled in 1997 by Sir Jackie Stewart 3 It was also the home of William Anstruther Gray Baron Kilmany who served as Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons from 1962 to 1964 and later sat in the House of Lords after being made a life peer in 1966 4 Between 1909 and 1960 Kilmany had its own railway station on the Newburgh and North Fife Railway 5 The civil parish had a population of 218 in 2011 6 Notable people EditJohn Sharp 1572 1647 exiled Scottish minister and Professor of Divinity David Hackston d 1680 7 Rev John Cook 1770 1824 minister of the parish 1793 to 1802 8 Thomas Chalmers minister of the parish 1703 to 1815 9 Jim Clark 1936 1968 two time Formula One racing championReferences Edit Details of Kilmany Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 23 January 2022 Kilmany Fife Place name Data Retrieved 14 July 2020 Kilmany Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 4 June 2010 Hansard Sir William Anstruther Gray Newburgh and North Fife Railway RAILSCOT Retrieved 4 June 2010 Census of Scotland 2011 Table KS101SC Usually Resident Population publ by National Records of Scotland Web site http www scotlandscensus gov uk retrieved March 2016 See Standard Outputs Table KS101SC Area type Civil Parish 1930 Cook Henry D 1845 The new statistical account of Scotland Vol 9 Edinburgh and London William Blackwood and Sons p 539 Archives Library University of St Andrews Scott Hew 1925 Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation Vol 5 Edinburgh Oliver and Boyd p 162 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kilmany This Fife location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kilmany amp oldid 1081601678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
