Howe of the Mearns, is the fertile area of
Aberdeenshire that lies South of Stonehaven between the sea and the Grampian Mountains. It is both a
community resource for local use and a guide to the region for those
thinking of visiting or the merely curious.
The
largest Town is Stonehaven. From Cliff tops on the Southern edge of
Stonehaven's bay, looking South is one of the most captivating coastal
views in the country. At its furthest point can be seen the white 150ft
high sheer cliffs of Fowlhaugh, the sanctuary home of millions of seabirds.
At the
south side of the Bay, 1.6 miles from the Garron stands the cliffs of
hump-backed Downie Point, guardian to Stonehaven's enchanting harbour lying
below the coast road to Bervie. It is one of the most photographed boat
havens in Britain, spectacular by
day, sparkling with lights by night.
Back
North across the Bay close to the former fishing village of Cowie, at one time a
Royal Burgh, lies the town's famous Art Deco open-air heated swimming pool.
A mile
or so to the South of Stonehaven standing out from the coast on a
stupendous rock is the great castle of Dunnottar.
Where
famous people are concerned, Stonehaven's greatest son is Robert William
Thomson the most prolific inventor of the 19th century and inventor of the
Pneumatic (Rubber) tyre. But there are other stories and tails from The
Mearns - Lewis Grassic Gibbon immortalised many.
So come and visit the mearns and we know you will come back
time and time again-.
