Grim Brigs

Grim Brigs (Grid reference NO9091) is a rocky headland on the North Sea at Muchalls, Scotland. [ [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst7399.html Scottish Gazetteer: Grim Brigs] ] Notable historic features in this vicinity include St. Ternan's Church, Muchalls Castle and Elsick House. Approximately one kilometre inland is the noted medieval drovers' road known as the Causey Mounth. The geology of Grim Brigs is associated with the harder rock formations north of the Highland Boundary Fault, which forms the boundary between the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands. This Highland Boundary Fault emerges at the North Sea approximately four kilometres south of Grim Brigs near the Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan.

History

Grim Brigs is situated several kilometres west of the ancient Causey Mounth trackway, which road was constructed to make passable this only available medieval route from coastal points south from Stonehaven to Aberdeen. This ancient passage specifically connected the River Dee crossing (where the present Bridge of Dee is situated) via Portlethen Moss, Muchalls Castle and Stonehaven to the south. [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17932 C.Michael Hogan, "Causey Mounth", Megalithic Portal, ed. by A. Burnham, Nov 3, 2007] ] The route was that taken by William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and the Marquess of Montrose when they led a Covenanter army of 9000 men in the battle of the Civil War in 1639. [Watt, Archibald, "Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire", Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)]

ee also

*Hare Ness

References

External links

* [http://www.navimap.org/accueil.html?en/accueil/GB/T6/2641549 Satellite image of North Sea coastline with Grim Brigs (not marked by any symbol) in lower portion of image, at south edge of Muchalls]