▁separate ▁par ishes ▁with ▁two ▁separate ▁names , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁Mary cul ter . ▁ ▁Att ra ctions ▁▁ ▁High ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁ste ep , ▁rock y ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁C ul ter ▁Burn ▁near ▁the ▁western ▁exit ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁a ▁colour ful ▁and ▁well - t ended ▁k ilt ed ▁wooden ▁figure ▁holding ▁a ▁broad s word ▁and ▁tar ge ▁( sh ield ) ▁that ▁represents ▁Rob ▁Roy ▁Mac greg or , ▁who ▁according ▁to ▁local ▁legend ▁le apt ▁across ▁the ▁stream ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁to ▁fle e ▁purs uing ▁Han over ian ▁troops ▁( G iven ▁the ▁width ▁of ▁the ▁stream ▁there , ▁the ▁story ▁- ▁which ▁has ▁its ▁local ▁variants ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁Scotland ▁- ▁is ▁unlikely ▁to ▁have ▁much ▁basis ▁in ▁fact ). ▁The ▁out law ▁G ilder oy ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁likely ▁historical ▁figure ▁for ▁the ▁story . ▁The ▁original ▁statue ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁modified ▁ship ' s ▁figure head . ▁The ▁statue ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁by ▁a ▁res in ▁eff ig y , ▁we aring ▁ancient ▁Mac greg or ▁tart an . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁near ness ▁to ▁Aber de en ▁City ▁and ▁being ▁only ▁about ▁thirty ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁C air ng orm ▁National ▁Park , ▁C ul ter ▁is ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁tour ists . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁town ▁itself ▁there ▁are ▁ch ances ▁of ▁many ▁local ▁wal ks , ▁including ▁its ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁De es ide ▁Way ▁at ▁the