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As reported in the Press & Journal, 24 March 2025: Rickety farmhouse waylays tycoon’s Abergeldie Estate plans By Ben Hendry Press & Journal, 24 March 2025 The owner of Abergeldie … Continue reading ‘Dilapidated farmhouse waylays tycoon’s plans’
More beautiful than any dolls house this ancient place, forever in sympathy with its setting. Here, Old Machar became new, a central feathered granite stairway welcomes guests through Abergeldie doorways: … Continue reading Disblair
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. This film is based on a recent journey to Deeside to meet with a friend to walk … Continue reading The gate to Abergeldy
The week before Christmas: Andrew and Charlotte: Andrew and Rachel with their Granny: Our dear neighbour: The King: Abergeldie silver: Big Ted: A clock [broken as requested!] from Rachel: One … Continue reading Mossgrove Christmas
In his day, John Stevenson [1853-1927] fixed and maintained many of Aberdeen’s clocks. He also kept ‘regular’ the clocks of Abergeldie castle and Balmoral castle: The above photograph, taken from … Continue reading Clock Manufacturer, Watchmaker, Optician
Andrew Wilson [1807-1866] was the Head Gardener for Abergeldie castle for most of his adult life. Andrew Wilson was born in the Kirktown of Skene, a village most familar to … Continue reading Abergeldie’s gardener
3rd January 2016: I was distressed to wake up this morning to hear the news that Abergeldie castle’s fate is more uncertain than it has ever been. Abergeldie has the … Continue reading Abergeldie: on the edge of the Dee
This is the opening chapter of the history of Glen Girnoc(k). Nobody (it is almost safe to say) has heard of this glen. However it is where my Gordon family … Continue reading Deeside Tales: The stories of a small glen