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Kennethmont
Population	470
OS grid reference	NJ536294
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUNTLY
Postcode district	AB54
Police	Grampian
Fire	Grampian
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Gordon
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire West
List of places UK Scotland 57°21′03″N 2°46′05″W / 57.3507°N 2.7680°W / 57.3507; -2.7680

Kennethmont (archaically Kinnethmont) is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of Huntly.

It has a population of approximately 470 people. Kennethmont children attend Kennethmont Primary School and the Gordon Schools, Huntly.

It is part of West Aberdeenshire constituency.

Notable residents

• William Milne (1785–1822), missionary, was born near Kennethmont.
• Very Rev Alexander Yule (1830–1907), Moderator of the Presbyterian Church for all Australia, was born in Kennethmont.
• Robert Fraser (1858–1914), bishop, was born in Kennethmont.
• Tom Kennedy (1874–1954), British politician, was born in Kennethmont.

Transport

The B9002 road runs through the village, connecting to Insch to the east and to the A97 road between Huntly and Alford to the west.

The Aberdeen to Inverness railway runs through Kennethmont, but there is no station, Kennethmont railway station having closed in 1968.