There are two Dees in Scotland—the
Galloway Dee in the south-west, and the Aberdeenshire Dee in the
north-east. Ours is the northern Dee, the largest and the most
interesting. The sources of the Dee are in many respects more
remarkable than those of any other British river; but they are
accessible only by toil and labour which few tourists are willing to
encounter; although drovers and other travellers from the south to
the north of Scotland often ascend Glendee and pass by Altdrui into
Speyside. The mountains of Glendee are undoubtedly the highest and
the most remarkable in the island; yet the guide-books either leave
them “out of the Highlands" or pass them over in a few lines that
tell one truth at least, namely, that the writers never have been
there. A graphic description of Glendee is quoted in several
guide-books—in the Gazetteer published by the Messrs. Blackie, and
in other works—from an early nun of “Chambers’ Journal.” It has been
often republished, is considered the standard account of the matter,
and therefore we insert it here in order to correct a very large
“oversight:”—
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The River Dee
It's Aspect and History
By J.S. Howson D.D. and Alfred Rimmer (1889)
Between source and sea, the Dee drops
4300 feet, the greatest fall from source of any river in the UK. In
this remarkable program we follow its course as it charts its way
from its birthplace in the magnificent Cairngorms down through
Braemar and Royal Deeside towards Aboyne, Banchory and Aberdeen
where it meets the North Sea. Scotland the Land is a fascinating
series bringing us stunning aerial views of some of Scotland's most
famous rivers and the treasured landscapes they run through.
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