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2024-03-29T14:08:05+00:00text/html2008-11-18T16:27:49+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/31412Kenneth C Kidd57.035518 -2.531029NO6793 : General Burnett's memorial, Scolty Hill, Banchory
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Scolty is a small hill south of the Deeside town, Banchory 299m (981 ft). Its most well-known feature is the tower monument, a memorial to General Burnett who fought alongside Wellington. It enjoys splendid views over Banchory, the Dee Valley and the Grampian Mountains, which surround the hill. This encourages thousands of visitors each year. It is popular for tourists, locals and mountain bikers.
Part of the hill is owned by the Forestry Commission, the other part is owned by local landowner Ron Middleton.text/html2008-11-18T16:18:34+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/31412Kenneth C Kidd57.124719 -2.610594NJ6303 : West Lodge, Learney Estate
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Sadly this little cottage was in a derelict state when photographed certainly not the warm and cosy place remembered from my childhood. West Lodge was one of the estate cottages and used to be the home of the gamekeeper. The view is looking up the avenue and towards Learney House. The kennels and "larder" were up the brae to the left and the outside chemical toilet can just be seen at the rear on the left. Vans were not allowed up he avenue so we had to go down to the track up from East Learney to get the "messages". The Laird has had a new house built for his family next to West Lodge in what was the vegetable garden.text/html2008-11-18T15:54:29+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/31412Kenneth C Kidd57.113073 -2.706995NJ5702 : The original Milton of Auchlossen
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This building and the adjacent steading was known as the Milton of Auchlossen from at least the end of the eighteenth century until sometime in the late 1950s and was occupied by the same family, different generations of course. The old croft house is now a modernised and comfortable refurbished building. The 27 acres of land that was the croft extended from behind the house north alongside the road to the next crossroads at "the pole" which was where the bus from Aberdeen used to terminate.text/html2008-11-18T15:24:07+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/31412Kenneth C Kidd57.104451 -2.621981NJ6201 : Craigour Road (A980) towards Aberdeen
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text/html2008-11-18T15:17:25+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/31412Kenneth C Kidd57.105076 -2.622817NJ6201 : Craigour Road NW to junction A980 and B933
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Calders Bakery, formerly home of Walkers Shortbread is on left. The Learney Arms Hotel is on the right and the Learney Hall is in the middle distance. Next to Calders Bakery and on the corner of Kincardine Road is the old church now called Mother Hubbards and selling cheap imported "gifts".