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Ardgrain is a locally run website, offering a wealth of Aberdeenshire information including webcams, North-East pictures, historic info and much more.

 

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Image galleries of the North-East

  • Rugged coastlines and mountains
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  • Scottish Wildlife
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Aberdeenshire Guide

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Explore the very best the North-East has to offer with the Aberdeenshire Guide. From Holiday Cottages to kilt makers, our growing local business directory has it all.

Webcams and Weather

Check the local weather with up to the minute weather reports from the Gardenstown weather station, and see more of Aberdeenshire's stunning countryside with our award winning Gardenstown and Ellon and Webcams.

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Discover Ardgrain

Take a tour through Ardgrain, the 17th Century 'Grade A' house on the outskirts of Ellon

Ardgrain has been described as one of the crispest, sparest and most truly Scots houses in the North-East.

Built by the Kennedy family of Ellon Castle, Ardgrain is thought to be the oldest building of its kind in this part of Scotland.

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Pennan, Aberdeenshire

Pennan, Aberdeenshire

Pennan

The fishing village of Pennan, which is adjacent to Crovie, became famous for its appearance in the film Local Hero (directed by Bill Forsyth and soundtrack by Mark Knopfler, of Dire Straits) as the fictional village of Ferness.  Read more » 

Loch Morlich

Loch Morlich

Loch Morlich, Cairngorms

Famed for their natural beauty, the Cairngorms in the Cairngorm National Park span from Aviemore in the north-west, Glen Gairn, and Braemar in the south-east, and Glen Feshie in the south-west. The Cairngorms feature the primeval Caledonian forest, which is one of the last in Britain. The Cairngorms are home to many rare species of birds and wildlife, including Golden Eagles, Snowy Owls, Ospreys, Pine Martins, Red Squirrels, Otters and Mountain Hares.  Read more » 

Ellon Bridge

Ellon Bridge

Ellon Bridge

Originally a fording place across the Ythan river, Ellon slowly grew to became the Buchan seat of power in the Middle Ages when Ellon Castle (called Ardgith) was built by the Kennedy family. Robert the Bruce totally destroyed Ellon in 1308 as part of the "Harrying of Buchan" following the defeat of his enemy, the Earl of Buchan.  Read more » 

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