Corgarff

Corgarff (Scottish Gaelic: Corr Garaidh) is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Grampian Mountains.

Narrow strips of heather, Ideally about half an hectare, are burned on a 7-10 year cycle creating a distinctive mosaic pattern on the hills.

The burnt heather quickly sprouts forming fresh young shoots, the main food for the red grouse.

The taller heather offers the grouse nesting sites and protection from predators such as foxes and carrion crow.

[2] The mountain hare is a feature of the moorlands of Scotland, Its white coat in winter making it very distinctive on land without snow.

Lapwing are easily recognisable by their long crests, black and white under-markings and loud pee-wit call.

The unification of Scotiand under a monarchy ended Upper Donside's isolation and began its role in national attairs.

Unification brought with it the feudal system, where land was granted to important people in return for loyalty and military service.

From the 14th century onwards social changes and the development of weapons resulted in castles being bulit to withstand casual raids rather than major sieges.

Few castles were built after the 17th century and the relatively peaceful state of the country resulted In castes deslgned for comfort and architectural style rather than defence.

The A Moment In Time poem in full is “Take a moment to behold as still skies or storms unfold, warm your soul before you go, in sun, rain, sleet or snow.” “The Watchers” by John Kennedy are four sculptural iron seats that are reminiscent of a stone circle, of which there are over 150 stone circles in Aberdeenshire alone.

[6] The Cairngorms Scenic Photo Posts Project was devised as a voluntary citizen science initiative, to gather and submit photographic records to better understand and track wildlife and habitat change in the National Park.