▁the ▁B 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁cent red ▁around ▁the ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁River ▁Ar d le . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Kir km ich ael ▁means ▁church ▁of ▁( Saint ) ▁Michael ; ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁name ▁is ▁C ill ▁M h ì che il . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁dates ▁back ▁over ▁a ▁thousand ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁an ▁important ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁cattle ▁trade ▁between ▁the ▁High lands ▁and ▁Low lands ▁with ▁various ▁drove ▁roads ▁conver ging ▁on ▁the ▁village . ▁The ▁area ▁became ▁popular ▁as ▁a ▁hol iday ▁resort ▁following ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁building ▁of ▁Bal m oral ▁Castle ▁in ▁nearby ▁De es ide ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁shooting ▁lod ges , ▁or ▁" big ▁houses " ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁known , ▁were ▁built ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Trad itionally ▁they ▁were ▁occupied ▁for ▁" the ▁season " ▁of ▁August ▁and ▁September , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁all - important ▁G lor ious ▁Tw elf th , ▁when ▁gr ouse ▁shooting ▁started . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁by ▁the ▁River ▁Ar d le . ▁On ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁is ▁the ▁A 9 2 4 ▁( Main ▁Street ) ▁with ▁Kir km ich ael ▁parish ▁church ▁and ▁gra vey ard , ▁Session ▁House ▁community ▁centre , ▁Kir km ich ael ▁Hotel , ▁shop , ▁gar age ▁and ▁traditional ▁properties ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁police ▁station ▁and ▁a ▁old ▁da iry ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th