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Braeside, by Fettercairn in the Howe o' the Mearns, Kincardineshire

Howe o' the Mearns The Howe o' the Mearns is a low-lying district within Kincardineshire, and into neighbouring Angus. Its name is Scots, and means "Valley of the Mearns", the Mearns being an older name for Kincardineshire. The Howe itself is a natural extension of the vale of Strathmore; it may be reckoned to start at the River North Esk, in the east of Angus, and thence sweeps north-east to the River Bervie south of Stonehaven, contained by the Garvock Hills to the east and the grand mountains of the Mounth to the northwest. (Read more)