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CRATHES NOTES

One of the events of past Gatherings at Crathes has been a journey on the Deeside Railway Line . The […]

Visitors to Crathes Castle in April include Ted and Shawna Foundopoulos (shown above) who paid a fleeting visit during their […]

News from recent Highland Games and details of forthcoming events Jim Burnett reports from The Loch Norman Highland Games which […]

George Mead We were very sorry to hear that George Mead passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 24th 2019. George was […]

David Irvine of Drum Amiable and scholarly clan chief who worked as a banker and charity treasurer before ending […]

The Burnetts below visited the 55th Phoenix Highland Games on Sunday, March 3rd. The last set of pictures were from […]

As readers may soon be aware, I have been doing quite a lot of research into the history of Crathes […]

I recently came across a 1928 typed guide written for tours of Crathes Castle . Not surprisingly, it includes […]

I pass on this message from Bruno Peek, the Queen’s Pageantmaster for VE day. Lady Jane MacRae, a keen piper […]

The Banner is pleased to pass on information from Beth Gay Freeman although it may be technically impractical to […]