RIVER DON, ABERDEENSHIRE

:''This article is about the River Don in Scotland. For other rivers with the same name, see Don River (disambiguation).''
The 'River Don' is a river in the North-East of Scotland. It rises in the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Sea at Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Urie, joins at Inverurie.
The Don rises in the peat flats beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age Morain and down to Cock Bridge, below the picturesque site of the recently demolished Delnadamph Lodge. Several streams, the Dhiver, Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich, Cock Burn and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the west end of Brown Cow Hill ( drains into the River Spey, water from the north runs into the Don and water from the south side ends up in the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards past Corgarff Castle, through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Urie.
Strathdon attracts visitors for salmon and trout fishing as well as its castles and scenery.

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History

The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. ''c'' 168) as Δηουανα ''Devona'', meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. Near Kintore, not distant from the Don, is the Deers Den Roman Camp. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.

See also

★ Rivers of Scotland

★ Brig o' Balgownie

External links

★ Fishing the Fly

★ Fish-Wild!