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Day 4 — Strathdon & Corgarff Castle
A cultural day to your new base in Strathdon, with 1 h 59 on the road.
Stage 4 · Strathdon · United Kingdom
We sleep in Cock Bridge, 600 m from the place visited
day 4 2 nights 1 h 59 on the road142 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — culture 30. Based on: castle; castle reached from the stage (Corgarff Castle).
- programme
- 8 h
- road
- 1 h 59
- Visiting the unique star-shaped Corgarff CastleInterest culture 30★★☆☆☆ · known in 8 languages — article “Corgarff Castle”“Corgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It stands by the Lecht road, which crosses the pass between Strathdon and Tomintoul.” — after Wikipedia2 h 30
- Walking the scenic Lonach pathInterest culture 303 h 30
- Exploring the ruins of Glenbuchat CastleInterest culture 302 h
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Discovering the Lost Gallery in the woods
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Braemar Castle
A 17th-century fortress built by the Earl of Mar that served as a garrison for Hanoverian troops during the Jacobite Risings.
60 min there · detour +5 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 21 June 2019 by Landscapes and Aviation — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
