By Ann Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link Aberchirder, known locally as Foggieloan or Foggie (which means mossy field), is a quaint village in Aberdeenshire. Its attraction on any tours of Scotland is its castle and the views. The village was founded in 1764 and is laid out in...
This town is in Aberdeenshire and can be easily accessed on any tours of Scotland. Huntly owes its existence to the Gordon family and has a history of linen and woollen manufacturing. The town is surrounded by pleasant hills. It’s a pleasant place to visit. But the real hidden...
This castle is in Aberdeenshire and a hidden gem on any tours of Scotland. It stands in a little tributary glen of the Suie Burn north of Alford. There are round towers and roofless gables with a picturesque Z plan tower house. Terpersie castle was built by William...
Known throughout Scotland as the granite city, much of the town was built using silvery grey granite hewn from the now abandoned Rubislaw Quarry, at one time the biggest artificial hole in the ground in Europe. On a sunny day, the granite lends an attractive...
The picturesque village of Edzell, with its broad main street and grandiose monumental arch, dates from the early 19th century when Lord Panmure decided that the original medieval village, a mile to the west, spoiled the view from Edzell Castle. The old village was razed...
The ruins of Dunnottar Castle are spread out across a grassy promontory rising 50m above the sea. As dramatic a film set as any director could wish for, it provided the backdrop for Franco Zeffirelli’s Hamlet, starring Mel Gibson. The original fortress was built in...
West of Ballater lies Balmoral Castle, the Queen’s Highland holiday home, screened from the road by a thick curtain of trees. Built for Queen Victoria in 1855 as a private residence for the royal family, it kicked off the revival of the Scottish Baronial style...