North East Scotland Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
geographic region of Scotland
About North East Scotland
The defining feature of the northeast is that it incorporates both lowland and highland cultures and includes the geological fault line between the lowlands and highlands that runs diagonally across Scotland from Helensburgh near Glasgow to Stonehaven near Aberdeen. So the region has fertile farmland as well as mountainous areas, including the Cairngorms; it has good overland routes, and is now well connected to the economies of the south. Cattle, fishing and knitwear are the traditional industries but in the 20th century its fortunes rose with the North Sea oil and gas industries. Inland are the Grampian mountains (old, rounded granite domes, quite unlike the spiky peaks of the west) with forests and upland heaths. Deeside hosts some of the oldest Highland Games in Scotland. Queen Victori
North East Scotland Travel Guide Sections
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