Kennet, Clackmannanshire
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Kennet is a small former coal mining village in Clackmannanshire
, Scotland
. It is located 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) south-east of Clackmannan
, by the Kincardine railway line
. The village is a conservation area
, designated by Clackmannanshire Council.
Kennet House, the seat of the Bruces of Kennet, was located to the west of the village . The house was built or rebuilt in the 1790s for the judge Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet. His descendant, the politician and banker Alexander Bruce
, established a claim to the forfeited title of Lord Balfour of Burleigh
in 1868. The house was demolished in 1967.
Between 1905 and 1961 coal
was mined at the Brucefield Colliery, located just to the north of Kennet . In 1948, 75,000 tons of coal were extracted. A brickworks
on the site continued to operate into the 1960s.
Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire, often abbreviated to Clacks is a local government council area in Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife.As Scotland's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed 'The Wee County'....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is located 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) south-east of Clackmannan
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire
Clackmannan , is a small town set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Situated within the Forth Valley, Clackmannan is south-east of Alloa and south of Tillicoultry...
, by the Kincardine railway line
Kincardine Line
The Kincardine Line was a railway in Clackmannanshire and Fife, Scotland connecting the stations in Alloa and near Dunfermline along the north shore of the Firth of Forth. A short branch line ran from Charlestown Junction to Charlestown on the shore of the Forth...
. The village is a conservation area
Conservation Area (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, the term Conservation Area nearly always applies to an area considered worthy of preservation or enhancement because of its special architectural or historic interest, "the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance," as required by the Planning ...
, designated by Clackmannanshire Council.
Kennet House, the seat of the Bruces of Kennet, was located to the west of the village . The house was built or rebuilt in the 1790s for the judge Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet. His descendant, the politician and banker Alexander Bruce
Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Alexander Hugh Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh KT GCMG GCVO PC DL JP was a Scottish Unionist politician, banker and statesman, who took a leading part in the affairs of the Church of Scotland...
, established a claim to the forfeited title of Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Lord Balfour of Burleigh, in the County of Kinross, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1607 for Sir Michael Balfour. He was succeeded by his daughter Margaret, the second holder of the title. She married Robert Arnot, who assumed the surname of Balfour in lieu of Arnot, and...
in 1868. The house was demolished in 1967.
Between 1905 and 1961 coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
was mined at the Brucefield Colliery, located just to the north of Kennet . In 1948, 75,000 tons of coal were extracted. A brickworks
Brickworks
A brickworks also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock often with a quarry for clay on site....
on the site continued to operate into the 1960s.