Old Photograph Forglen House Scotland

Old photograph of Forglen House near Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sir Robert Abercromby, 5th Baronet commissioned the Aberdeen City Architect, John Smith to design the house in 1839. Robert John Abercromby was born 14 June 1850 in London, England, and became the seventh Abercromby baronet on the death of his father at the end of 1872. His inheritance included the family estates of Birkenbog and Forglen as well as land in Ireland. The main family seat was Forglen House situated to the north west of Turriff in Aberdeenshire. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire and was also a Justice of the Peace in both counties. Commissioner of Supply was another role he fulfilled. He was the son of George Samuel Abercromby, born 1824, died 1872, and Agnes Georgina, who was the daughter of John Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Kilmaine. The couple had three other sons, George Cosmo, Cavendish Douglas and Douglas Charles. They also had two daughters.



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Old Photograph Easter Elchies House Scotland

Old photograph of Easter Elchies house in Moray, Scotland. Lord Elchies, a distinguished Scottish judge, was born in this parish, and occasionally resided in the house of Easter Elchies. He was a distinguished judge and a Senator of the College of Justice and appears to have rebuilt the house in the Jacobean style. The house is now the Headquarters and museum of Macallan Whisky Distillery, and is the spiritual homeland of the company, bearing witness to its past, present and future.



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Old Photograph Auchindoun Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Auchindoun Castle near Dufftown in the heart of Speyside, Scotland. While there is evidence of prehistoric, probably Pictish earthworks in the grounds of the castle, the remains most visible today are of the castle constructed in the middle of 15th century by Thomas Cochran, later to become an Earl of Mar, born 1458, died, 1479. It was passed to the Clan Ogilvy in 1489 and from them to the Clan Gordon in 1535. An extension is known to have been added in the 16th century by the Gordons before the Ogilvys reclaimed it in 1594, it having been destroyed by the Clan MacKintosh in 1592 in retaliation for the 6th Earl George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly's killing of The Bonny Earl O'Moray, their ally. Following the Restoration of Charles II, the castle was again awarded to the Marquis of Huntly.



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Tour Scotland Video Train Ride From Perth To Visit Gleneagles Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a train ride West from Perth to visit Gleneagles in Perthshire, Scotland. Gleneagles is on the main London to Inverness railway line, National Express East Coast Railway services stop at Gleneagles Railway Station. New lifts, waiting rooms, toilets, wi-fi access and an improved car park have been installed at the station.

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Old Photograph Pier Fearnan Scotland

Old photograph of a ship approaching the pier in Fearnan village by Loch Tay, Perthshire, Scotland. The land around the village has at various times in history belonged to both the Clan Robertsons of Struan and the Clan Campbells.



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