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to discover more about Stonehaven's local
history:
GATEWAY
TO ROYAL DEESIDE Stonehaven lies on the Highland
Boundary Fault and marks the edge of the Highlands
of Scotland . The thin black topsoil of the hills
to the North turns into the thick rusting-red loam
of the Howe of the Mearns. The Golf Course...
THE
HARBOUR The harbour is built where the small fishing village was tucked under Downie
Point. At the other end of Stonehaven Bay lies the separate little village
of Cowie. These were...
THE
CASTLE AND TOLBOOTH Stonehaven
is set on the East coast of Scotland , on the Highland
Boundary Fault. The "pudding
stone" conglomerate
can be seen in the cliffs around the harbour, and
has left the promontory on which the castle ruins
now stand. The town's history is...
OLD
TOWN AND NEW TOWN The Ship Inn at the harbour
dates from 1711, but the Marine Hotel is modern
by comparison having been constructed about
1884. The square Town House was built in 1790,
and the Mercat Cross in front may date from
1645, and was restored for Queen Victoria 's
golden jubilee visit in 1887. The tenth
Earl...
