Deeside

by Robert Smith

Published April 1994
This guide describes 25 walks in the countryside between Banchory, Ballater and Braemar. The scenery is rich in local history and myth, and the walks visit many places of interest, including ancient cairns and monuments, drinking wells and whisky distilleries, tranquil lochs and glens.

"25 Walks" books are practical guides of Scotland. Written by experienced authors, the carefully selected local walks are accompanied by easy to use maps and colour photographs. "In and around Aberdeen" describes 25 walks in the city and countryside. It takes you to the little-known corners of Aberdeen and to the hills in it and near it. It visits the Sands of Forvie, teeming with bird life, heads for Benachie and the eerie ruins of Gight Castle, goes up the Deeside Line to Crathes Castle, and wanders around the Big Hole - Rubislaw Quarry - from which they dug the Granite City. History, scenery, good walking - they all come together in this book.