Cromar

Cromar in Aberdeenshire, also known as the Howe of Cromar (Howe being the equivalent of a vale) is thirty miles in-land from Aberdeen on Royal Deeside. Surrounded by a sweep of hills, dominated by Morven 871m (2655 feet), this lower lying area is a mixture of farming, forestry and settlements, principally Tarland and Logie Coldstone. It is near to Aboyne and the Muir of Dinnet.

The area has evidence of human habitation going back to 4000 BC, notably the Recumbent Stone Circle at Tomnaverie, a souterrain or earth house at Culsh, as well as numerous burial cairns, lesser stone circles, Bronze Age fortifications and Pictish Stones. These antiquities point the existence of several distinct cultures living in the Cromar over the millennia.

Shouldering Morven is Culblean, the site of the Battle of Culblean in 1335. Running of the same hill is the Burn o’ Vat, here the burn has craved a cauldron like gorge in the granite. This was the hide of the notorious 18th century outlaw Gilderoy McGregor.

As with most of Royal Deeside, there are a number of minor mansions in the area, including Blelack, Tillypronie, Douneside and Alastrean House.

The land is mainly put to farming cattle and sheep. There number of commercial forest plantations but also areas of natural birch wood land. The higher grown around the Cromar in heather moor land, much of it maintained for grouse shooting, pheasants are a common sight lower down. The area also has a population of Red Squirrels. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... River Dee near Braemar The River Dee is a 90 mile (140 km) long river, which rises in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and flows to the North Sea. ... Tarland is town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is located five miles northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles west of Aberdeen. ... Aboyne (Scottish Gaelic: Abèidh) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee approximately 48 km (30 miles) west of Aberdeen. ... Souterrain is a name given by archaeologists to a type of underground structure associated with the Atlantic Iron Age. ... Pictish stones are to be found all over Scotland and are the most visible remaining evidence of their makers, the Picts. ... Combatants Forces loyal to David Bruce Forces loyal to Edward Balliol Commanders Sir Andrew Murray, Guardian of Scotland David de Strathbogie, titular Earl of Atholl † Strength 1100 3000 Casualties unknown unknown. ... River Dee near Braemar The River Dee is a 90 mile (140 km) long river, which rises in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and flows to the North Sea. ... Blelack a place in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the location of Blelack House,a scottish mansion house with origins in the seventeen century . ...