Dunnottar

The local community help Forestry Commission Scotland to manage this small wood through the Dunnottar Woods Association. Allow two hours to properly explore it!

The wood contains many historical features such as Lady Kennedy's Bath, an ice house and the Shell House. Stand at the entrance to the Shell House and see the wonderful designs recreated on its walls, or peer down into the depths of the ice house.

Glasslaw car park, is the larger of the two and is at the south end of the wood.

Quarry car park is in the middle of the wood, just off the public road. From there it is a short walk to a grassy picnic area set within the old quarry. 

You can download a copy of our Aberdeenshire Walks leaflet in What's of Interest. If you want larger scale map of the routes with distances and times, see below.

• Download a map of the trails (PDF 464k) in the wood.
• Check before you go - for details of trail closures, diversions and changes to listed events see the updates page.
• There is a half hourly train service from Aberdeen to Stonehaven, then a 10 minute walk to the wood. Also an hourly bus service from Aberdeen most days then a five minute walk to the wood. You can take the 107 or 117 from Aberdeen Station and it drops you in the centre of Stonehaven.