Aberdeenshire Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
council area of Scotland
About Aberdeenshire
"Understand" is what you are not destined to do if addressed in the local "Doric", see Talk below. The lowland-highland boundary runs fromHelensburghin the southwest toStonehavenin the northeast, where it funnels the overland routes to a pinch-point guarded by a much-assaulted castle. But north of that, the terrain opens up again. It's low-lying and well-drained upon a bedrock of Old Red Sandstone, with Aberdeen Angus cattle grazing upon grass that looks greener against the bright red soil. In early modern times the cultural boundary advanced a long way north of the geological boundary, and Aberdeenshire developed industries based on agriculture, forestry and North Sea fish — especially herring, the "silver darling". To the west rise the Grampian mountains, cloud-wreathed, granite and ill-
Top Attractions in Aberdeenshire
Explore the best things to see and do in Aberdeenshire:
- ★Glenshee Ski Centre
- ★Lecht 2090
Aberdeenshire Travel Guide Sections
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