 The ancient Causey Mounth passage specifically connected the Bridge of Dee to the town of Stonehaven.This route was used to access the historic meeting of the Covenanters at Muchalls Castle in the year 1638 AD as they opposed the Bishops of Aberdeen.The route was also that taken by the William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose when they led a Covenanter army of 9000 men in the biggest battle of the Bishops' Wars in 1639

Further to the east of Portlethen Moss lie three original coastal fishing villages