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Old Photograph Monaltrie House Scotland
Old photograph of Monaltrie house near Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland. Monaltrie House was held by the Farquharsons who fought for James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose in the 1640s and then for Charles II at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Francis Farquharson of Monaltrie led the Clan Farquharson at the Battle of Culloden and although he survived he was imprisoned and was condemned to death, but was lucky enough to have his execution reduced to exile. The original Monaltrie house was burned after the Battle of Culloden.
The Farquharson surname derives its name from Farquhar Shaw, 4th son of Alexander “ Ciar ” Mackintosh of Rothiemurchus, 5th Chief of the Clan Shaw, who settled in the Braes of Mar, the source of the River Dee. His descendants took the name Farquharson.
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