- Findon, Aberdeenshire
Findon or Finnan (Gaelic: "Fionndan"),
Scotland is a fishing village eight miles south of Aberdeen, [United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004] famous for originating the smokedhaddock known asFinnan haddie . [Geddes MacGregor, "Scotland: An Intimate Portrait", 1990, Houghton Mifflin Books, 288 pages ISBN 0395562368] The most interesting part of Findon is themoor which has a number of paths through many of which run along the cliffs. Deer can often be seen here. Nearby features include thePortlethen Moss Nature Reserve .Notable historical buildings in this area include:
Elsick House ,Gillybrands andMuchalls Castle .Geography
Findon is a coastal village along the
North Sea in the area historically known asKincardineshire . Somewhat to the south of Findon is the small offshore island of May Craig.History
The local area was first recorded in medieval history in association with the
Causey Mounth . Findon is situated somewhat east of the ancientCausey Mounth trackway , which road was constructed on high ground to make passable this only availablemedieval route fromcoast al points south fromStonehaven toAberdeen . This ancient passage specifically connected theRiver Dee crossing (where the presentBridge of Dee is situated) viaPortlethen Moss ,Muchalls Castle andStonehaven to the south. [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17932 C. Michael Hogan, "Causey Mounth", Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, Nov. 3, 2007] ] The route was that taken byWilliam Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and theMarquess of Montrose when they led aCovenanter army of 9000 men in thebattle of the Civil War in 1639. [Watt, Archibald, "Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire", Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)]ee also
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Burn of Elsick
*Burn of Pheppie
*Downies
*Portlethen Village External links
* [http://www.searchnbn.net/siteInfo/siteSpeciesGroups.jsp?allDs=1&engOrd=false&useIntersects=1&maxRes=1&siteKey=33110 UK National Biodiversity Network - Findon Moor]
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