In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Nigg like this:

Nigg, par., Kincardineshire, on river Dee, 4432 ac., pop. 2935; P.O.; the church is 2 miles S. of Aberdeen.

Nigg through time

Nigg is now part of ABERDEENSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how ABERDEENSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nigg itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nigg, in Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17032

Date accessed: 18th February 2026


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