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Pointless Article – or Not

This article has no particular point to it – that I can see- but maybe it does. Regardless, it is […]

Every now and again, I come across one of idiosyncrasies of life in the Castle 100 or so years ago. […]

Following the success of previous events, Clan Hay is staging another Medieval Banquet on Friday August 3rd. Anyone who is […]

YEAR 2018 Crathes Castle Operating Days Operating Times January to March Sat + Sun 1100 – 1600 April to […]

Records of Banchory do not exist between the time of St Ternan in the 5th Century until the more recent […]

Pedigree cattle have not been particularly prominent in the family history books during recent years, but my attention was drawn […]

Pipers and Drummers of the Banchory Pipe Band, under its new Pipe-Major, Calum Lawrie, joined with the Rubislaw Pipe Band […]

The 2017 Aboyne Highland Games, which was attended by those who came to the Burnett Gathering, was the 150th Anniversary […]

Visitor to Crathes may notice that several Horse Chestnut (Conker) trees in the vicinity of the Castle have sadly been […]

It is true great change and daily variety of company, doth rub off all rusticity, and give a garb, and […]