Kemnay is a village 16mi west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. With a population of 3,830 residents aged 16 or over, Kemnay is the third largest settlement in the Garioch after Inverurie and Westhill.HistoryThe village name Kemnay is believed to originate from the Celtic words that mean "little crook in the river" due to the village location on the bend of the River Don. Kemnay House is classified by Historic Scotland as a category A listed building.ReligionKemnay has church buildings available for the following religious groups: * Church of Scotland* Roman Catholic* Scottish Episcopal ChurchTourismKemnay is popular with explorers of Aberdeenshire who can stay in numerous guest houses, hotels, and bed and breakfasts within the village. There are two pubs, the Bennachie Lodge and the Burnett Arms Hotel.GraniteKemnay Quarry was opened in 1830 by John Fyfe, and became commercial in 1858. Kemnay Granite has been used in many famous buildings and structures, including; Cenotaph, Glasgow Forth Railway Bridge, Edinburgh/Fife Marischal College, Aberdeen Thames Embankment, London Various buildings on Princes Street, Edinburgh Granite workers from Kemnay helped to quarry and shape the Australian granite used in the Sydney Harbour Bridge. They also travelled to quarries in California, the Mississippi Levees and Odessa.