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As our name Cruickshank is interwoven with the stream called Cruick Water, it became interesting to know more about this water body. The series of maps below, trace the Cruick Water from its outlet end near Stracathro, back to its origins in the Grampian Mountains. I was pleased to discover that the Cruick Water has provided power for mills and water for farming and life in general for many hundreds of years. Exciting to see some features called Shanks on the maps, too!

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Cruick Water is fully contained in Angus (currently the Council Area of Angus and previously the Shire of Angus). Angus is located between the areas that were called Atholl (now mostly Perth & Kinross Council Area) and Kincardinshire (now part of Aberdeenshire council Area).

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The Cruick Water outlet, into the River Esk, is next to a very old settlement called Stracathro, which is situated about 7.4 miles south of Fettercairn. On the maps you will see some Roman Forts were located at Stracathro. Additional information about STRACATHRO is found here.

 

The following maps are found on the Canmore Website. You can click on this link and browse around; zoom in for a closer look. 

  https://canmore.org.uk/site/search/result?NUMLINK=35945&view=map

I have given each map a number from 1 to 15 (bottom right).

 

Links to Google Maps and Street View are given beside each map. The links might need a wee bit of tweeking, if you are using an Apple device.

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So go ahead! Take a tour along the Cruick Water. You will see aerial views, street views, and be able to explore all around the Cruick Water from end to end.

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Here we go!