Strachan is a village in

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...

, Scotland that lies along the

Water of Feugh The Water of Feugh ( or ) is a stream in Aberdeenshire that is the largest tributary to the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, River Dee. This stream rises in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland, in an area known as the Forest of Birse, and has a partic ...

, a tributary of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, a few miles southwest of

Banchory Banchory (, , ) is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, historically in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is about west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee. Prehistory and archaeology In 2009, a farmer discovered a short ...

.Strachan
in the ''

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'' The village of Strachan is located in the Grampian Highlands of Scotland, about 20 miles southwest of Aberdeen. Its name is derived from the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

word "STRATH" meaning broad valley, and "Aan" pronounced "awn" like lawn. To the northeast of the village is

Scolty Hill Scolty Hill is a small hill south of the Deeside town, Banchory. Its best known feature is the 20m tall tower monument, built in 1840 as a memorial to General William Burnett who fought alongside Wellington. The tower was restored in 1992 and a v ...

, best known for the 20m tall tower monument, built in 1840 as a memorial to General Burnett who fought alongside the

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. To the south, the B974 road crosses the river, and heads over the mountain pass of Cairn o' Mount on its way to the village of

Fettercairn Fettercairn (, ) is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, northwest of Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire on the B966 from Edzell. Fettercairn is also reached via the Cairn O' Mount road (B974) from Deeside. The name comes from the Scott ...

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Villages in Aberdeenshire Parishes in Kincardineshire {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub

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