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The Slug Road (A957) is a 13-mile road in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It runs from Stonehaven in the Mearns to Banchory in Deeside, crossing a spur of the Grampians The Grampian Mountains () is one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, that together occupy about half of Scotland. The other two ranges are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands. The Grampian range extends northeast to so .... The pass through which it runs is known as the Slug (from the Gaelic word ''sloc'', meaning "hollow") and lies between the hills Craigbeg and Cairn-mon-earn. References Roads in Scotland Transport in Aberdeenshire Stonehaven {{Aberdeenshire-stub ...
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The Slug Road Heading Uphill - Geograph
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