Ward in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 57.009, -2.311 |
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| OS grid ref: | NO 81 90 |
| Dialling code: | 01569 (Stonehaven) |
Stonehaven is a compact harbour town on the northeast coast of Aberdeenshire, prized for its dramatic cliff-top ruins at Dunnottar Castle, a working harbour, and a lively old-town strip of independent shops and seafood cafés. It retains a strong fishing and maritime heritage and draws visitors for its coastal walks, sandy bay and the atmospheric New Year “fireballs” procession that remains a distinctive local tradition.
Lower Deeside describes the river corridor and scattered villages along the River Dee as it approaches Aberdeen, combining fertile farmland, granite-built villages and affluent commuter suburbs. The area is popular for riverside walking and salmon fishing, has links to Victorian country-house and royal Deeside history upstream, and its economy balances agriculture, tourism and commuters working in the city and North Sea energy sector.
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