Bishop's Palace, Fetternear

Palace of Fetternear: There is a major archaeological dig going on in Kemnay every Summer. Together with the late Nicholas Bogdan, of Oldmeldrum, Ms Dransart started excavations beside the ruins of Fetternear House in 1995. The Fetternear Research Project, is a volunteer dig.

The work uncovered the remains of the Palace of Fetternear, created by Alexander Kininmonth while he was Bishop of Aberdeen between 1329 and 1341.

If you would like to submit articles or stories covering the progress of this dig, we would love to hear from you!