A957 road explained

Country:SCT
Type:A
Route:957
Header Type:minor
Image Notes:The summit from Crathes
Length Mi:14.5
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:southeast
Terminus A:
56.9498°N -2.2259°W
Direction B:northwest
Terminus B:
57.059°N -2.4151°W
Destinations:Stonehaven

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Driving directions to A957. Google Maps. 22 September 2013.
  2. United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, Scale: 1:50,000
  3. Web site: Scottish National Dictionary . Dictionary of the Scots Language, Dundee . 22 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927214636/http://www.dsl.ac.uk/getent4.php?dtext=all&query=Slug . 27 September 2013 .