Strachan is a village in Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire

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, Scotland

Scotland

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 that lies along the Water of Feugh

Water of Feugh

The Water of Feugh is a stream in Aberdeenshire that is the largest tributary to the River Dee. This stream rises in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland, in an area known as the Forest of Birse, and has a particularly scenic aspect in a series of cascades at the Bridge of Feugh slightly above its...

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

Banchory

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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 gaelic word "STRATH" meaning broad valley, and "Aan" pronounced "awn" like lawn.

Sources

• Strachan in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  Gazetteer for Scotland
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