Aberdeenshire Council and the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) are to share equally the costs of creating a new active travel route between Braemar and Invercauld.
Workers clearing the River Dee at Abergeldie Castle
The Baron of Abergeldie, John Gordon, and his wife sought refuge at a neighbour’s house after a 500-yard stretch of embankment next to the castle was swallowed up by the swollen Dee.
Tonnes of rock were placed on the wrecked riverbank in an attempt to save the A-listed tower from destruction.
‘The knock-on effect can still be felt’
Reverend Canon Vittoria Hancock was at the heart of the action when Storm Frank hit Ballater.
“The village had had almost continuous rain for three months, plus snow melt, plus Storm Frank,” she said.