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Crathes Castle (pronounced / ˈ k r æ θ ɪ s / KRATH-iss) is a castle, built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire . This harled castle was built by the Burnetts of Leys and was owned by the family for almost 400 years.
The route follows a pavement beside the A93 North Deeside Road for a few hundred yards to a signposted path that rejoins the former railway line to Crathes, where it is necessary to use another short stretch of pavement beside the A93 and the A957 to a minor road onto the path once more.
There are no paved roads into the Cairngorms beyond Linn of Dee, although two walking routes, the Lairig Ghru and the Lairig an Laoigh, continue via passes in the mountains to reach Speyside. [ 9 ] Until 1966 the Deeside Railway ran from Aberdeen to Ballater, operated by the Great North of Scotland Railway . [ 24 ]
The B9077 road is a public highway in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that connects the city of Aberdeen to the southern part of Banchory. [1] The road crosses River Dee on the King George VI Bridge in Aberdeen.
Crathes Castle station, located 1 ⁄ 4 mile (400 m) to the east of Milton of Crathes was opened by the original Deeside Railway in 1853 for the private use of the Laird of In 1863 Crathes Castle was renamed Crathes and became a public railway station, a role it retained until the closure of the railway line in 1966 due to the famous Beeching cuts.
All services call and terminate at Milton of Crathes with each journey taking 15–20 minutes for a return trip. [5] Milton of Crathes station consists of a single platform and two tracks (which form a locomotive run-round loop and headshunts), a small shop, museum and a ticket office. A car park is available with disabled access. [citation needed]