Road in Scotland
The A957 road , commonly called the Slug Road , is a two lane paved public roadway in Aberdeenshire , Scotland connecting Stonehaven to the A93 road near Crathes after crossing the River Dee, Aberdeenshire over Durris Bridge .[ 2]
History and route
The A957 passes slightly to the south of the historic Ury Estate and somewhat to the north of Rickarton House . Proceeding northwesterly, the Slug Road passes by Fetteresso Forest and Durris Forest and eventually by the Balbridie Neolithic timber hall.
The etymology of Slug Road is asserted to be a derivation of the Gaelic word sloc , which means hollow or dell , thus named due to the road traversing a narrow mountain pass.[ 3]
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