Surrounded by a sweep of hills, dominated by Morven 871m (2858 feet), this lower lying area is a mixture of farming, forestry[1] and settlements, principally Tarland[2][3]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 Tomnaverie stone circle, 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.[4]
Shouldering Morven is Culblean, the site of the Battle of Culblean in 1335.[5] Running off the same hill is the Burn o’ Vat, here the burn has carved a cauldron like gorge in the granite. This was the hideout 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 are a number of commercial forest plantations but also areas of natural birch woodland. The higher ground around the Cromar is heather moorland, much of it maintained for grouse shooting. Pheasants are a common sight lower down. The area also has a population of Red Squirrels.
References
^ ab"Logie Coldstone". Esson Family History. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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^"Cromar from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
cromar, scottish, gaelic, crò, mhàrr, area, aberdeenshire, north, east, scotland, five, miles, inland, from, aberdeen, also, known, howe, howe, surrounded, sweep, hills, dominated, morven, 871m, 2858, feet, this, lower, lying, area, mixture, farming, forestry,. Cromar Scottish Gaelic Cro Mharr is an area in Aberdeenshire north east Scotland five miles inland from Aberdeen 1 It is also known as the Howe of Cromar Howe of Cromar Surrounded by a sweep of hills dominated by Morven 871m 2858 feet this lower lying area is a mixture of farming forestry 1 and settlements principally Tarland 2 3 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 Tomnaverie stone circle 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 4 Shouldering Morven is Culblean the site of the Battle of Culblean in 1335 5 Running off the same hill is the Burn o Vat here the burn has carved a cauldron like gorge in the granite This was the hideout 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 are a number of commercial forest plantations but also areas of natural birch woodland The higher ground around the Cromar is heather moorland much of it maintained for grouse shooting Pheasants are a common sight lower down The area also has a population of Red Squirrels References Edit a b Logie Coldstone Esson Family History Retrieved 2023 02 08 https www alltrails com trail scotland aberdeenshire craiglich hill howe of cromar u i a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Cromar from The Gazetteer for Scotland www scottish places info Retrieved 2023 02 08 History of Logie Coldstone The Essons of Logie Coldstone web archive org 2016 12 29 Retrieved 2023 02 08 History of Logie Coldstone The Essons of Logie Coldstone web archive org 2016 12 29 Retrieved 2023 02 08 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cromar amp oldid 1138413442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
