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Cromar

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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
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or earth house at Culsh, as well as numerous burial cairns, lesser stone circles, Bronze Age fortifications and
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871m (2858 feet), this lower lying area is a mixture of farming, forestry and settlements, principally
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The area has evidence of human habitation going back to 4000 BC, notably the recumbent
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For smaller islands, usually districts in their own right, see
1002: 588: 292: 254: 110:, there are a number of minor mansions in the area, including 230:"History of Logie Coldstone | The Essons of Logie Coldstone" 205:"History of Logie Coldstone | The Essons of Logie Coldstone" 1195: 1152: 1127: 1089: 1066: 1043: 1020: 16:Territorial entity in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK 91:Shouldering Morven is Culblean, the site of the 282:Traditional provinces and districts of Scotland 266: 53:Surrounded by a sweep of hills, dominated by 8: 50:. It is also known as the Howe of Cromar. 1264: 1017: 999: 585: 289: 273: 259: 251: 95:in 1335. Running off the same hill is the 181:"Cromar from The Gazetteer for Scotland" 131: 7: 137: 135: 1145:(The Lochs, West Side, Point, Back) 122:has a population of Red Squirrels. 294:Major districts (former counties, 118:, Douneside and Alastrean House. 14: 167:"Craiglich Hill (Howe of Cromar)" 46:twenty five miles inland from 1: 1139:(North Harris, South Harris) 232:. 2016-12-29. Archived from 207:. 2016-12-29. 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Index


Scottish Gaelic
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Aberdeen
Morven
Tarland
Logie Coldstone
Aboyne
Muir of Dinnet
Tomnaverie stone circle
souterrain
Pictish Stones
Battle of Culblean
Burn O'Vat
Gilderoy McGregor
Royal Deeside
Blelack
Tillypronie


"Logie Coldstone"
"Craiglich Hill (Howe of Cromar)"
"Cromar from The Gazetteer for Scotland"
"History of Logie Coldstone | The Essons of Logie Coldstone"
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"History of Logie Coldstone | The Essons of Logie Coldstone"
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