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YOUR QUARTERLY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE FOR MORAY & NAIRN Bow Fiddle Rock by Jim Macbeath

Mountain Minister

Through the Keyhole

The Old Mill Inn - Cheese Out of India Rachael Horsburgh - Artist Mountain Minister Step Back in Time Through the Keyhole Portknockie Walk Rothes Castle

Step Back in Time

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I think our writers have created somthing really special for our Spring Issue - in particular the article “Out of India” which deals with the moving account of a family migrating from the subcontinent to Morayshire. As always we try and find something for everyone from Art to Physical Excercise and from Food to Local History. In these times of change and national tensions (I’m talking about the US and just about everybody else) it is good to reflect upon the simpler things “in life and we truly hope that our “wee quarterly” adds something to your day. We are always keen to hear feedback and suggestions so please do not hesitate to email us on the contact details below. Your Editor David

Contents A Walk of Art

- Page 8

Step Back in Time

- Page 13

Out of India

- Page 19

Cheese Board

- Page 25

Portknockie Walk

- Page 28

Racheal Horsburgh - Artist

- Page 33

Through the Keyhole

- Page 38

Rothes Castle

- Page 42

Mountain Minister

- Page 46

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part of the Regimental First Aid, or RAP, post. Created from an ordinary towing van, the ambulance doubles as a trailer in which Nigel moves much of the rest of the display about, including his specially painted military motor bike. The ambulance contains two bunks, in which Nigel and his wife have actually slept, along with a myriad of medical supplies, much of which is original, including footpowder, which is still useable, even though dated from the 1940s. Whilst some of the props are original, others aren’t. The realistic, but rubber, barbed wire had everyone fooled and the ground sheet on which the Desert Rats display sits, is actually a solar sheet, the kind of which is being used in Iraq today to camouflage tanks. The Bren gun,

“Tapping into nostalgia...”

and sub-machine gun - an assault weapon that was capable of

Every year the Keith and Dufftown railway takes a step back

and de-commissioned. Nigel explained that fighting weight for a

in time to the 1940s. Looking forward to its fifth year this

solider in action in the desert was around 8 stone, incredible when you

year, the railway’s hugely enjoyable 1940s weekend embraces

stop to consider that they ran into action carrying the not

all that living in the decade meant to ordinary people.

insubstantial inconvenience of a light machine gun.

discharging all its ammunition in less than a minute, are both original

Tapping into nostalgia, the weekend last year was the most successful yet, drawing over 2,000 enthusiastic people along

Encouraged by Nigel, Popski’s Private Army Living History Group

to experience displays, train rides and interactive

(Popski’s Private Army was a unit of the British Special Forces) displayed

entertainment of the era.

their WW2 Jeeps and military vehicles, the type of which would once have been used for real. Equivalent to present day four-wheel-drives

Line Manager, Rod Furr explained the need for themed

these Jeeps didn’t appear on UK soil until the 1940s. Prior to that there

weekends of this kind to bring people to the railway and add

wasn’t any real need for them, horses and tractors doing much of the

value to what’s on offer there. For many that came along it

work that the Jeeps were originally devised for. Today, spares for the

was a chance to see first hand, what living in the 1940s

Jeeps are readily available with some enthusiasts completely

involved and from farming to the military, all and more were

re-building these vehicles from the chassis up.

on display. Dressed in original uniforms, vintage shop buys and home-made The displays of the weekend organised by Nigel Bodiam,

costumes, supporters of the railway; including ladies in period suits

Chairman of the railway, who is based in Dufftown, included

complete with sable stoles and drawn-on nylons, and children

an agricultural display; a Desert Rats Living History display

evacuees in floral patterned dresses, sandals and white ankle socks

which depicted the soldiers who fought with the 7th

carrying gas masks, frequented the platform and ticket office,

Armoured Division in North Africa between 1940 – 43;

looking for all the world as if they did this every day.

Popski’s Private Army Living History Group’s military vehicles; a NAAFI serving teas and displays of life on the Homefront.

With milk churns on the platform waiting to be collected by the train and mop

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Nigel, who is responsible for special events and is a

capped ladies in dungarees

volunteer for the railway, is hands on when it comes to

carrying baskets of eggs, the

creating much of what was on display. He explained that not

whole scene really was as

only does the cult little grey Fergi tractor, part of the farming

good as it comes. The farming

ensemble, belong to him, he has also built much of the

display harked back to the

Desert Rats display, replicating the rear of an ambulance as

time when horsepower

really was horse powered with old

roaring with laughter trying to sell all manner of

harness and grooming equipment laid

goods at knock-down prices. Dressed to kill, with

out for all to see. Laying hens in their

a trilby on his head and a red rose in his lapel, his

crate added to the scene and Landgirls

banter was of no use when it came to explaining

chatted to an authentic looking

to the uniformed policeman on board his black

farmer.

marketeering. He too was taken off to the guard’s

The NAAFI be-decked with bunting

van, handcuffed to an unsuspecting passenger with

and attended by tea-ladies of the

whom he’d left much of his contraband.

1940s, kept thirsty travellers supplied All too soon for the passengers enjoying the

with teas and refreshments, enamel mugs were in evidence but

portrayal of life in the 1940s, the train drew into

thankfully sugar wasn’t rationed as

Keith Town station giving just enough time to take a

it would have been at the time.

look at the replica Anderson shelter, which many at the time would have been familiar with. Also on the

With trains running as usual

platform was a ‘Dig for Victory’ garden, planted out as

throughout the weekend, travellers were encouraged to take a

it may have been in the ‘40s. A collection of metal pots and

trip on board. Calling at Drummuir and passing through

pans of the type collected for re-cycling into aeroplane parts

Towiemore, the trip takes a little over 35 minutes to run from

completed the displays at Keith, proving if proof were needed

Dufftown to Keith.

that re-cycling is nothing new.

The line passes Balvenie distillery and castle shortly after

The return journey to Dufftown gave passengers time to take in

leaving Dufftown station, then crosses the 60ft high Fiddich

the scenery along the line whilst reminiscing about life in the

viaduct. The line, not called the Whisky line for nothing, then

1940s. Many of the older generation exchanged memories; some

passes the Parkmore distillery which closed in 1931 due to an

even had their own original ID cards from the time or those of

uncertain water supply. A long climb ends at Loch Park, the mile

their parents. Passing fields where cattle grazed and donkeys

long man-made loch made at the end of the 19th century for

whiled away the hours, passengers could imagine, even if only

fishing. Drummuir station follows, closed in the 1960s by Mr.

for a little while, that they may have stepped back in time. The

Beeching, and a brief sighting of Drummuir’s 1848 castle follows,

slow pace of train travel; the Keith and Dufftown trains only

before the train passes the Towiemore halt which closed in

travel at 20-25 miles an hour, had a soporific effect and all

1930. The final distillery on the line before the train draws into

agreed this really was the only way to travel.

Keith Town station is Strathisla. As the conductor waved his green flag after the obligatory stop Paying passengers on the train mingled with volunteers dressed

at the now defunct Drummuir station and the train rolled on to

in period costume and as the ticket collector checked tickets

Dufftown, the weekend drew to a close. With the success of yet

the on-board entertainment began. Much to the delight of

another themed weekend under their belts, the volunteers and

passengers a lady spy, complete with pseudo-German accent,

staff at this most special of railways can take a well earned rest,

quizzed everyone asking for information about airmen, planes

but only until their next bout of nostalgia at this year’s 1940s

and air bases in the area, showing just how easy it was at the

event on 17th/ 18th June

time to accidentally pass information on; loose lips did indeed cost lives. In hot pursuit came an under cover policeman who duly

when they step back in time again..

“We will meet again!”

hauled the spy off to the guard’s van, followed by a well-dressed ‘spiv’ known as Fast Eddie, who had the carriage

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DLJ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ZĂũ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ /ŶĚŝĂŶ WĂƌƟƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƉŝƋƵĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ŚĂŶŶĞů ϰ ĚƌĂŵĂ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ͞/ŶĚŝĂŶ ^ƵŵŵĞƌƐ͘͟ tŚĂƚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĚƌĂŵĂƟƐĂƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƐĞƚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉ ŽĨ ůĂƚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƌƵůĞ ŝŶ /ŶĚŝĂ͕ Ă ƚƵƌďƵůĞŶƚ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘ KŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͕ ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚŝƐƚĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞdžŽƟĐ ůĂŶĚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ŽĨ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ͕ ďƵƚ ĞǀĞŶ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƟǀĞůLJ ŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ǁĞůů ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂĚǀĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ϵ͕ ĂīĞĐƚ ƵƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŝĚ͘ &Žƌ ƵƐ͕ ďĂĐŬ ŚŽŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h<͕ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƚ Ă ŶĞǁ ǁĂǀĞ ŽĨ ŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƵƌ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌͲŇƵŶŐ ƌĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŵƉŝƌĞ͘ ůŽƐĞ ƟĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ĂŶĚ /ŶĚŝĂŶƐ ͬ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶŝƐ ŐŽ ďĂĐŬ Ă ůŽŶŐ ǁĂLJ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƌŵLJ͘ ŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ ďLJ ŽƵƌ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͛Ɛ ƉŽƐƚͲǁĂƌ ůĂďŽƵƌ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ďĞŐĂŶ ĂƌƌŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h< ŝŶ ůĂƌŐĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ƐŚŽƌƚůLJ ĂŌĞƌ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ ǁĂƐ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĂŶĚ /ŶĚŝĂ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ϭϵϰϳ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ /ŶĚŝĂ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ h< ĞǀĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůŝĞƌ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ DŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ϭϵϱϱ͕ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ǁŚŽŵ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ƐŚŽƉƐ͘ /ŶĚĞĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶŝ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ƐŚŽƉ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƌŝƟƐŚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ŇŽǁ ŽĨ ŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ƉĞĂŬĞĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ϭϵϲϱ ĂŶĚ ϭϵϳϮ͘ KŶĞ ƐƵĐŚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƚŚĂƚ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƌŽŽƚƐ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨ Dƌ ĂĨĂƌ ůŝ͕ ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƵĐŬŝĞ &ƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŝƐ ƐƚŽƌLJ ƐĞƚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Ă ďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƵƉŚĞĂǀĂů ŽĨ ǁŽƌůĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ƐƚŽƌLJ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭϱϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͘ dĂŬŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ĂƐƚ /ŶĚŝĂ ŽŵƉĂŶLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ĐƌŽǁŶ ƚŽŽŬ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌƵůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďͲĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚ ŽĨ /ŶĚŝĂ ŝŶ ϭϴϱϴ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŵƉŝƌĞ͘ 20

dŚŝƐ ĞŶƟƚůĞĚ /ŶĚŝĂŶƐ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůLJ ĨŽƌ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƉĂƐƐƉŽƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂǀĞů ƚŽ ƚŚĞ h<͘ YƵĞĞŶ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ǁĂƐ ƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵƉƌĞƐƐ ŽĨ /ŶĚŝĂ ŝŶ ϭϴϳϲ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƐƐƉŽƌƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŝƐƐƵĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ŽĨ ͞dŚĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ŵƉŝƌĞ͘͟ ĂƌůLJ ŝŶ ϭϵϰϳ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ WƌŝŵĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͕ ƚůĞĞ͕ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĞĂǀĞ /ŶĚŝĂ ŶŽ ůĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ :ƵŶĞ ϭϵϰϴ͕ ĂŌĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ /ŶĚŝĂ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Đŝǀŝů ǁĂƌ͘ dŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂů ǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŝŶ ϭϵϰϳ ǁĂƐ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞĚ ďLJ ďůŽŽĚLJ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ WƵŶũĂď WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ĂůŽŶĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƵƉ ƚŽ ƚǁŽ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŬŝůůĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŽƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ŶĞǁ ǀŝĐĞƌŽLJ͕ >ŽƌĚ DŽƵŶƚďĂƩĞŶ͕ ĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ŽŶůLJ ďĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ďLJ ĚŝǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ŽĨ /ŶĚŝĂ͘ ŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͕ Ă ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ĚĞǀŝƐĞĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ͞WĂƌƟƟŽŶ͕͟ ǁŚĞƌĞ /ŶĚŝĂ ǁĂƐ ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ ŝŶ ƵŐƵƐƚ ϭϵϰϳ ŝƐ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ /ƚ ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚ ŵĂŝŶůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŵĂŶ͕ DŽŚĂŵŵĞĚ ůŝ :ŝŶŶĂŚ͘ dŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ,ŝŐŚ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌ ĨŽƌ ZĞĨƵŐĞĞƐ ;hE, ZͿ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ ĨŽƵƌƚĞĞŶ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ,ŝŶĚƵƐ͕ ^ŝŬŚƐ ĂŶĚ DƵƐůŝŵƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂĐĞĚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ WĂƌƟƟŽŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŵĂƐƐ ŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŚƵŵĂŶ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘ /ŶĚĞĞĚ͕ ĂĨĂƌ ƐĂLJƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŝƐ ŽǁŶ ŐƌĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ƵƉ ŝŶ ŝƚ ǁŚĞŶ͕ ƚŽ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ƉĞƌƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ŇĞĚ ƚŽ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ ƚŽ Ă ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ^ůĂŝŵƉƵƌ͘ ǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ ŚŝƐ ŐƌĂŶĚĨĂƚŚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ sŝĐĞ >ŽƌĚ WƌŽǀŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ͕ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ ĂĨĂƌ͛Ɛ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ EĞŵĂƚ ǁĂƐ ďŽƌŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ďŽŝůŝŶŐ ĐĂƵůĚƌŽŶ ŽĨ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘ ,ŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ƐƚŽƌLJ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂƌŶĞƐƚ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĂŐĞĚ ϭϰ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ǁŚĞŶ ĂŶ ͞ƵŶĐůĞ͕͟ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ Ă ĐůŽƐĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ͕ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ͕ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŵŝŐƌĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ h< ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϯϬƐ͕ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĮŶĂůůLJ ĞŶĚĞĚ ƵƉ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ /Ŷ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ ŚĞ ŚĂĚ ƉƌŽƐƉĞƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂĚ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ Ă ĚƌĂƉĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŽĐĞƌLJ ƐŚŽƉ ŝŶ >ŽƐƐŝĞŵŽƵƚŚ͘ EĞŵĂƚ ďĞŐŐĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ h< ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƵŶĐůĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ͘ ĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƐĂĨĞ ŝŶ

ƚŚĞ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƵŶĂĐŚŝĞǀĂďůĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŽǁŶ ƚƌĂǀĞů ĨĂƌĞ͘ :ƵŐŐůŝŶŐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ũŽďƐ Ăƚ ŽŶĐĞ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ĨĞǁ ǁĞĞŬƐ EĞŵĂƚ ŚĂƌĚůLJ ƐůĞƉƚ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝŶŬ ŽĨ ĞdžŚĂƵƐƟŽŶ ǁŚĞŶ͕ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ĂŵĂnjĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ŚĞ ĮŶĂůůLJ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ŚŝƐ ŐŽĂů͘ ĞĨŽƌĞ ŚĞ ůĞŌ͕ EĞŵĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŵĂƌƌŝĞĚ͘ tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h<͕ ǁĂƌ ŚĂĚ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ŽƵƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĞĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĂƐƐƉŽƌƚƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŚĂŶĚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ,ŽŵĞ KĸĐĞ͕ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ EĞŵĂƚ͛Ɛ ͞ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ͟ ǁĂƐ ĨŽƌĐŝďůLJ ĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚ͘ >ŝƩůĞ ĚŝĚ ŚĞ ŬŶŽǁ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ ĨŽƌ Ϯϴ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ĂĨĂƌ ĐĂŶ ƌĞĐĂůů ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƟŵĞƐ͕ ŚŝƐ ƵŶĐůĞ ĂŶĚ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶĐŽŵĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƌĂƟŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƐŝůŬ ƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌŝĂů ƐƉŝƌŝƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞƚŚŝĐ ŽĨ ŚĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ŵĂŶLJ ƟŵĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŚĂŶĚĞĚ ĚŽǁŶ ůŝŬĞ Ă ůĞŐĂĐLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ ĂĨĂƌ ĂůƐŽ ƌĞĐĂůůƐ ŵĂŶLJ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐ ŚŝƐ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ ŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚ ŽĨ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ͘ EŽƚ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͕ ŶŽƌ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ ŝƚƐ ĐƵƐƚŽŵƐ͕ ŝƚƐ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŝƚƐ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ͕ ŝƚƐ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ǁĂƐ ŚĂƌĚ͘ ĂĨĂƌ ƚĞůůƐ ŚŽǁ EĞŵĂƚ ŶĞǀĞƌ

ĨŽƌŐŽƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞůƉĞĚ Śŝŵ ŽƵƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƟŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ŚĂƉƉLJ ƚŽ ƌĞƉĂLJ ƉĂƐƚ ŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĞƐ ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ ŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐŽ͘ ƚ ĮƌƐƚ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƐƚĞƌĞ ƟŵĞƐ ŽĨ ƉŽƐƚͲǁĂƌ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͕ EĞŵĂƚ ƐŽůĚ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĚŽŽƌͲƚŽͲĚŽŽƌ͘ /Ŷ ŚŝƐ ĨĂǀŽƵƌ͕ ŚĞ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŐŽƚ ŚŝƐ ƐƚŽĐŬ ŽĨ ďƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝŶĂ ĂŶĚ /ŶĚŝĂ͘ tŝƚŚ ŚĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŐĞŶƵŝƚLJ ŚĞ ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ ďƵŝůƚ ƵƉ Ă ůŽLJĂů ĐůŝĞŶƚĞůĞ͘ ,Ğ ĂůƐŽ ŚĞůĚ ƐĂůĞƐ ŽĨ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ŝŶ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ŚĂůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƚĞůƐ ĨƌŽŵ ^ƚŽŶĞŚĂǀĞŶ ƚŽ /ŶǀĞƌŶĞƐƐ͘ &ŽƵƌ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŌĞƌ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ͕ EĞŵĂƚ ŚĂĚ ƐĂǀĞĚ ƵƉ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŵŽŶĞLJ ƚŽ ƉĂLJ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ͛Ɛ ĨĂƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ ƚŽ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ͘

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dǁŽ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ƌĞͲƵŶŝƚĞĚ͕ ĂĨĂƌ ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ŝŶ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ďLJ ĮǀĞ ƐŝƐƚĞƌƐ͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ũŽŝŶĞĚ ďLJ ŚŝƐ LJŽƵŶŐĞƌ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ^ŚŽƵůĂƚ͕ ǁŚŽ ƐŽůĚ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƌŶĞƩ ĂŶĚ &ŽƌďĞƐ ŝŶ EĂŝƌŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƐƟůů Ă ŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ĂŶĚ ůĂĚŝĞƐ͛ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ƐŚŽƉ͘ ĞĨŽƌĞ ůŽŶŐ͕ EĞŵĂƚ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƐƚĂƌƚ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƐŚŽƉƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞ ĚŝĚ ŝŶ ƵĐŬŝĞ͕ EĂŝƌŶ͕ ůŐŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ďĞƌĚĞĞŶ͘ Ƶƚ ŚŝƐ ŇĂŝƌ ĂŶĚ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŬŶĞǁ ŶŽ ďŽƵŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ƐƚŽƉ ƚŚĞƌĞ͘ tŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŚĞ ĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ƚƌĂĚĞ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ ŝŶ ƵĐŬŝĞ ĂŶĚ ůŐŝŶ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ϱΎ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ĨŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ĚƌŝŶŬ ĂǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ DĂƐƚĞƌĐŚĞĨ ϰΎ ĂǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ Ă ϱΎ͘ EĞŵĂƚ ĂůƐŽ ďŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ ĂůůĞƌŝŶĂ ĂŶĐĞ ,Ăůů ŝŶ EĂŝƌŶ ŝŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϭϵϴϰͬϴϱ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĨƵůůLJ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞLJ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŽůĚ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƚŚĞŶ ǁĞŶƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂĨĂƌ ƐƟůů ƌƵŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƵĐŬŝĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƐŝƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐͲŝŶͲůĂǁ͘ Ɛ ĂĨĂƌ ŐƌĞǁ ƵƉ͕ ŚĞ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘ ,Ğ ƌĞĐĂůůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽŶĚŶĞƐƐ ŚŝƐ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ njĞĂů ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞƟƚĞ ĨŽƌ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ŽĨ ǁŚĞŶ ŚŝƐ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ƉĞƌƐƵĂĚĞĚ Śŝŵ ŝŶƚŽ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐƌŽĐĞƌLJ ƐŚŽƉ ŽŶ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ͞Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ ŚŽƵƌƐ͘͟ dŚĞLJ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂLJĞĚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ Ɛŝdž ŚŽƵƌƐ͘ dŚƵƐ͕ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ĂLJ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĨŽƌ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ͘ dĂŬŝŶŐ ŵĞ ŽƵƚ ŽŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŝŶ ƵĐŬŝĞ͕ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŚŝƐ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ ƐŚŽƉ͕ ĂĨĂƌ ƉƌŽƵĚůLJ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ŽƵƚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƌƵŶ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ͘

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ĂĨĂƌ ŵĞƚ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ͕ ZŽďŝŶĂ͕ Ăƚ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ǁĞĚĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƵŶĚĞĞ͘ dŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƚǁŽ ƐŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͕ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƐƚƵĚLJŝŶŐ ŚĂƌĚ Žƌ ŚĂǀĞ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ĂĨĂƌ ůĂƐƚ ǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ ŵĂŶLJ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ũƵƐƚ ĞŝŐŚƚĞĞŶ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ŵĂĚĞ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͗ ,ĞĂƚŚƌŽǁ ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ ǁĂƐ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ƐŝĂŶƐ͕ ǁŚŝůƐƚ >ĂŚŽƌĞ ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ ǁĂƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝƟƐŚ͘ /ŶĚĞĞĚ͕ ŚŝƐ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ǁĂƐ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ͕ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ WƵŶũĂďŝ ŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ Ăƚ ,ĞĂƚŚƌŽǁ͘ dŚĞ ϮϬϭϭ ĐĞŶƐƵƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŽǀĞƌ ϭ͘ϭ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶŝ ŽƌŝŐŝŶ ŶŽǁ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h<͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞ ŽĨ Ϯϭ͕ϬϬϬ ŝŶ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ͕ ŵŽƐƚůLJ ŝŶ 'ůĂƐŐŽǁ͘ dŚŝƐ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŶŽŶͲǁŚŝƚĞ ĞƚŚŶŝĐ ŐƌŽƵƉ͘ dŚĞLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ͕ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŽƌƚ͘ /ŶŇƵĞŶƟĂů ƌŝƟƐŚ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶŝ ƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ^ĂĚŝƋ <ŚĂŶ ;DĂLJŽƌ ŽĨ >ŽŶĚŽŶ Θ ^ŚĂĚŽǁ >ŽƌĚ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌͿ͕ ^ĂũŝĚ :ĂǀŝĚ ;^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ ŽĨ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ DĞĚŝĂ Θ ^ƉŽƌƚͿ͕ DŽŚĂŵŵĞĚ ^ĂƌǁĂƌ ;ĨŽƌŵĞƌ >ĂďŽƵƌ DW ĨŽƌ 'ůĂƐŐŽǁ ĞŶƚƌĂů ĂŶĚ ĮƌƐƚ ƌŝƟƐŚ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶŝ DWͿ ĂŶĚ ^ĂLJĞĞĚĂ ,ƵƐƐĂŝŶ͕ ĂƌŽŶĞƐƐ tĂƌƐŝ ; ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ ŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂďŝŶĞƚͿ͘ ͘

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Applesmoked cheese is extra-aged to enhance taste, each cheese is cold-smoked for six hours. The apple pulp and hardwood creates a unique flavour. A hint of apple flavour can be tasted in each sharp rich piece.

Auld Reekie. This lightly smoked hand made cheese has all the flavour of a traditional farmhouse cheese with a delicate whisky and wood finish.This cheese is named after the ancient capital of Scotland.

Blue Murder is a spicy, sea-salty, ripe and creamy European style blue from Scotland. Previously named after a New Order song, Blue Monday but it is now named Blue Murder

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Gouda is one of the most popular cheeses worldwide, named after the city of Gouda in the Netherlands. there are seven different varieties of Gouda based on age, the flavour is described as lightly fudgy with nuts to having a fruity tang.

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Victoria Hotel Lamplight Mar17.pdf

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Let’s Walk alk Around Portknockie By Heidi M. Sands.

Portknockie is one of Moray’s coastal spendours. Perched on a cliff-top vantage point over-looking the Moray Firth and between Cullen and Buckie, Portknockie saw expansion in the 1800s when herring fishing in the area was at its height. Today, the harbour seldom gives shelter to the number of boats that it did then, but there are still fishing vessels there, some ready to sail, others being worked on and others that may never sit in the water again. Make no mistake though; Portknockie is a fishing village with a heritage. Wherever you look there are reminders of just how important fishing and the sea was and still is to this community. But don’t just take my word for it, if you’ve a mind and an hour to spare, take a walk round Portknockie and see for yourself. Starting by the seating area adjacent to Admiralty Street, take a short stroll down to the Bow Fiddle Rock behind the workshops that overlook the rocky coast. The Bow Fiddle Rock is well sign-posted, take care on the path though, the drop down is quite long and dangerous. Seabirds swirl around this massive and distinctive rock, some may alight and if you are lucky you might just spot one or more of the Moray Firth dolphins making their way along the coast. The massive and distinctive Bow Fiddle Rock sits on the Moray Coast Trail, with its deep-water inlet through which rough or calm waters flow, but it’s the ‘bow’ that is the real draw – red, massive and very unusual in nature. From this point walk along Patrol Road, passing Reidhaven Street and the beautifully renovated Sailwater Cottage and Rosemary Cottage on the corner of New Street. Hereabouts, many of the properties are traditional fisherman’s dwellings, some of which are gaily painted to add colour to the lives of those who live here. Continue on, noting the flat area opposite Victoria Street that was once a fish processing plant and then a cooperage where, barrels were made in the time honoured manner to hold salt herrings. On the corner of Patrol Place a little shed has been lovingly painted and depicts a seal, seagull and two dolphins; well worth a second look.

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Turn along the coast road here and see the old Fisherman’s Hall. A large building, opposite Rock House, it was built for the Coal Society and it was from here that coal was once distributed. Keep on to the ‘Heid o’ the Brae’, overlooking the harbour and the memorial. This was once a greater gathering place than it is now. From here fisherfolk could look out for their own returning from the sea, discuss catches, the weather and the economic fortunes of the day. The harbour drops away from the village and sits below the fishermen’s monument that is complete with white anchor, seating area, flying flags and a stone reminder of the many who gave their lives to the sea in pursuit of its riches.

The Harbour has two distinct areas, one an inner and the other an outer harbour. The part nearest to the village has boats tied up; some ready to go out to sea again, others safely tied to avoid angry crashing waves. The outer, smaller harbour waits to welcome incoming boats and bid farewell to those leaving. It also has a small, shallow, distinctive blue paddling pool – presumably for the village youngsters, bounded by clean sand and filled with crystal clear water, perfect for warm sunny days. Creels and tackle sit safely on the harbour’s edge and boats in for repair sit on the tarmac awaiting attention. There’s no doubt that this is a perfect refuge for those home from the sea.

Tiny broken framed windows on outhouses and narrow sheltered ginnels or more correctly ‘slappies’ between house walls, tell their own stories. As do steep steps, up which fishing nets would have been taken. Contraband and gossip may even have been passed from hand to hand here and the clip-clop of horses’ hooves could well have sounded out while bringing goods in and out of the village. Not to be forgotten are the fisher-women who gutted and cleaned the fish, before setting out to walk miles inland, selling the catch of the day to those who welcomed their arrival.

From this point walk on to Harbour Road passing Commercial Road. Here you hug, the coast looking out to sea. Hereabouts, are tiny cottages butted close together to afford protection from the weather and making for close-knit community ties. Easy-care gardens nurture plants perfect for the seaside environment, plants that will stand the rigours of salt and winter storms. Then walk on to Cliff Terrace and Pultney Street. The houses on the north side of Pultney Street were made of ballast stones brought from the Pultneytown quarry at Wick. It’s interesting to note that many of the stonemasons that Wick spawned moved as far south as Edinburgh in search of work, working on many of the capital’s buildings that can be seen today. Follow the road round leaving the coast and passing the post-box in red and walk up towards High Street, join it and walk along. Here are many renovated properties, beautifully finished with pebbledash fronts and stone facings around windows and doors. Cross over Hill Street and look left and see the bell atop the Church of Scotland. In the dark, the round window is illuminating when backlit and very beautiful. Carry on here, you can still see the sea to your left between the houses and yards, and drop down a little to the ‘Give Way’ sign.

Turn left to the War Memorial, a tall grey cylindrical memorial with a thoughtful young woman clutching a wreath seated on top. The memorial remembers the brave men of Portknockie and district who gave so much in two world wars. Although now long gone, streets off this area of Portknockie once housed all manner of village life including shops, a bank, Police station and shoemaker, all very necessary for those who lived and worked here.

Walk on down Bridge Street adjacent to the memorial but first have a glimpse down Park Street to the sea; it’s beautiful. Pass the chip shop and sample its wares if you’ve time, I would, the smell emanating was fantastic. In front of you are the Seafield Inn and its neighbour, The Victoria Hotel, built in the 1880s for tourists that arrived courtesy of the newly built railway of the time.

You are in the old square now with history all around. You can either re-join Reidhaven Street here and make your way back towards the Bow Fiddle Rock where you began – it’s signed from here by a tall black sign post, or linger awhile as I did, imagining the fisher folk of years ago bustling along and it’s not difficult to do.

Patrol Rd.

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Rock House

Heid o’ the Brae

The Square

Pultney St.

War Memorial

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Roof Wizard Lamplight Mar17.pdf

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Achieving my BA Hons in Fine Art wasn’t only four years of study, but also many more years of passion. When I look back, it was my secondary school art teacher who truly inspired me to follow my passion for art, and so lead me to where I am now. She was a very talented woman and I was just blown away by her Ƥ Ǥ what I enjoyed the most, but my obsession with anime and manga had made my proportions go awry, so seeing her beautiful drawings made me turn away from that style and become more realistic. At the same time, I was also incredibly interested in anthropology, so if I hadn’t gone to art school I probably would have gone down that route. Human beings and our history have always fascinated me, so it’s no surprise that this fascination spread over to my art work. The recurring themes of nature, evolution, psychology and how they impact humans as a species became prevalent in my work. Ƥ ơ ǡ focused on how images had been created, manipulated, had meaning placed upon them, and discussed the history of female form in art and media. In the present day, images of women are notoriously manipulated, which has led to the current rise in body insecurities and mental health problems associated with a body image that is no longer real or attainable.

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Taking inspiration from advertisements and their manipulation of images, my work layers digital images and artistic mediums over and over to create a 3D image, so mirroring the layers of societal culture that have subconsciously shaped me and raised ŵLJ ŽǁŶ ŝŶƐĞĐƵƌŝƟĞƐ͘ KďǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ǁŽŵĞŶ ĂƌĞ not solely targeted by today’s media, however, my work is a direct result of this ŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ŵĞ͘ KƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϰ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ / ĞdžŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽƌ ŵLJ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ƐŚŽǁ͕ / ĂŶĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ gentleman were lucky enough to be awarded ƚŚĞ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ƌƟƐƚƐ͕ ^^ ͕ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĂǁĂƌĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ĂǁĂƌĚ ŵĞĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵLJ ŝŵĂŐĞ͕ ŶŽ͘Ϯ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ tŚĂƚ ŵ / ƐĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ǁĂƐ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ZŽLJĂů ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ĐĂĚĞŵLJ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ ĚŝŶďƵƌŐŚ͘ ŌĞƌ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ũƵŵƉĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚƌĂŝŶƐ ƚŽ ďƵƐĞƐ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŵLJ ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ ĚŝŶďƵƌŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ͕ / ǁĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ overwhelmed that my work sold within the ĮƌƐƚ ǁĞĞŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌͲǁĞĞŬ ůŽŶŐ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ŽĨ ũƵďŝůĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ƌĞĚ ĚŽƚ ƌŝŐŚƚ ďĞƐŝĚĞ LJŽƵƌ ŚĂƌĚ work and knowing that someone has taken ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ Ă ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ LJŽƵ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ / ŚĂǀĞ ŵŽǀĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ůŐŝŶ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ͛ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ͕ D ϯ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŚĂĚ Ă ĨĞǁ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ͕ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ Ăƌƚ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ũŽďƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ƚĞƌƌŝďůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĂƌƟƐƚ͛Ɛ ďůŽĐŬ͘ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚLJ ŽĨ Ăƌƚ͕ has been a huge part of my life, having ĂůǁĂLJƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ^ƚĞƉƉŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂƌƟƐƚ ŝƐ Ă ƐŚŽĐŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ LJŽƵ ĨŽƌ͕ ďƵƚ͕ ĨŽƌ ŶŽǁ͕ / Ăŵ ůĞƫŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŝŶƚ ůĞĂĚ ŵĞ ƚŽ ǁŚĞƌĞ / ǁŝůů ŐŽ ŶĞdžƚ͘ © Rachael Horsburgh 35

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Most people pass through Rothes, on Speyside, without being aware of the strategic importance that the village holds, but if you look up as you drive along the High ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ LJŽƵ͛ůů ŶŽƟĐĞ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ǁĂůů͖ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽǁ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞ ĂŌĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŝƚƐ name. This wall was once part of Rothes or perhaps ͚ZĂƚŚͲĞƐƐ͛ ĂƐƚůĞ͖ ƌĂƚŚͲĞƐƐ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌƚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ Žƌ ǁĂƚĞƌĨĂůů͘ tĞůů ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ďƵŝůƚ below the Castle walls, this fortress guarded an important passing place where the Rothes Burn meets the Spey. ^ŝƫŶŐ ϭϬ ŵŝůĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůŐŝŶ͕ ZŽƚŚĞƐ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ŽĐĐƵƉLJŝŶŐ ŇĂƚ ůĂŶĚ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ZŝǀĞƌ ^ƉĞLJ͘ /Ŷ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ƟŵĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŇĂƚ͕ ŶĞŐŽƟĂďůĞ ůĂŶĚ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ŐŽ ƵŶŶŽƟĐĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĞƐ͕ ǁŚŽ ƵƐĞĚ ŝƚ ƚŽ ƚƌĂǀĞů ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂ ƚŽ ŝŶůĂŶĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ /Ŷ ĚĞĨĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ passing place, Norman noblemen took to the high ground of Rothes, above the strategic passing place, and built themselves a fort to be proud of, complete with several levels and a keep. KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŽĐĐƵƉĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƐ Rothes Castle was probably Bartholomew, reputed to be a Hungarian nobleman, who had lands at >ĞƐůŝĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƌŝŽĐŚ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ZŽƚŚĞƐ ĂƌůƐ took their name, when one of Bartholomew’s descendants took as his bride the Rothes heiress. So successful were the Leslie family that, following them, no-one else ever lived in the ĂƐƚůĞ͘ /ƚƐ ĚĞŵŝƐĞ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƌĞƉƵƚĞĚůLJ damaged and burned beyond repair, came in the ĞĂƌůLJ ϭϲϲϬƐ͘ Whilst in residence the Leslies certainly made their ŵĂƌŬ͘ KŶĞ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ĚǁĂƌĚ / Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ĨƌŽŵ ůŐŝŶ͘ ŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ William, was said to have been at Flodden with King 42

:ĂŵĞƐ /s͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ŚŝƐ ƐŽŶ͕ 'ĞŽƌŐĞ͕ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞĚ the marriage of Mary Queen of Scots in France, and as a ĮŶĂů ŇŽƵƌŝƐŚ͕ ũƵƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞ ǁĂƐ ďƵƌŶĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ Sword of State was carried at Scone at the crowning of ŚĂƌůĞƐ // ďLJ ŶĚƌĞǁ͕ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ KŶ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŽ 'ůĞŶƌŽƚŚĞƐ ŝŶ &ŝĨĞ͕ ƚŚĞ >ĞƐůŝĞƐ ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Castle open to the locals, who in common with others in ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƉůƵŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞ ĨŽƌ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĞůƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƵƉ residence and literally, ruling over them. Today the remaining Castle wall dominates this adopted passing place through Speyside. Signposted from the ,ŝŐŚ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞ ŝƐ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ďLJ ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ Žī and heading uphill towards the golf course, parking is available adjacent to the Castle.

ďƌŝŶŐƐ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂůů ďLJ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ Ă ƟŶ ƌŽŽĨĞĚ pavilion like structure and, as you look out from your vantage point over the roofs of the houses below, you ĐĂŶ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚ ŐƌĞĞŶ ŇĂƚ ĂƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞ ŵĞŶ camped there and livestock grazing in days of old.

Choose a dry day to visit and marvel at the view and ƚĂŬĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉůĂĐĞ gave to the Leslie family in defence of their Castle and ŝƚƐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ǁĂůů ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŇĂƚ grassy area that drops steeply away. Standing approxiŵĂƚĞůLJ ϳŵ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ǁĂůů ŝƐ Ϯϭŵ ůŽŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞ ŽĨ which curves outwards towards the road. Part of the wall appears to have a corner to it, with evidence of ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ůŽŶŐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ĨŽƌŐŽƩĞŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĂLJ Žƌ ŵĂLJ ŶŽƚ ďĞ Ă ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞ͕ ǁŝŶĚŽǁ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŶĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ǀĂƵůƟŶŐ͘ The central part of the Castle may well have contained the servants’ areas, workshops and stabling, livestock spaces and internal stores. Passing noblemen may have taken refuge in the Castle overnight, leaving their entourage to fend for themselves on the wide open plain below. Traders, beggars and peasants may have begged a crust from the family within the Castle, or have sheltered close-by, but it’s the size and scale ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂůů ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŶŽƟĐĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ ĂƌƌŝǀĞ at Rothes Castle. The single remaining wall dominates the lightly wooded area from where you approach and you can't help ǁŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ŝĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉƌĞƩLJ ŵƵĐŚ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌLJ ĮƌƐƚ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ƚŽ the Castle would have seen. The grassed track

>ŝƩůĞ ǁĂůŬǁĂLJƐ ĐƌŝƐƐͲĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŝŶ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ͕ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ƐƚŽŶĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ďŽĂƌĚ͕ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ the wall, tells of the supposed origins of the Castle, the >ĞƐůŝĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƐŝƚ ŽĨ <ŝŶŐ ĚǁĂƌĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ,ĂŵŵĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŽƚƐ͕ ŝŶ ϭϮϵϲ͘ /ƚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŝǀĞƐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝŵŝƟǀĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĮƌƐƚ ƐƉƌĂŶŐ ƵƉ ŝŶ ĐůŽƐĞ ƉƌŽdžŝŵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞ͘ Ƶŝůƚ ĨƌŽŵ ǁĂƩůĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĂƵď͕ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ďĂƐŝĐ ĂŶĚ rudimentary and the chasm between the rich men in the castle and the poor living below, was massive. Farming was one of the mainstays of the area, much as it is now, with oats being the basis of survival for the poor, with perhaps the odd poached rabbit ƚŚƌŽǁŶ ŝŶ ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ͘ ĂƌůLJ ĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ŽĨ ŚŽƌƐĞƐ Žƌ ŽdžĞŶ͕ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉůŽƵŐŚĞĚ ďLJ ŚĂŶĚ͖ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ǁĂƐ ŶŽ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ͘ zĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƩĞƌ Žī͕ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞ͕ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ŚĂĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ǀĞŶŝƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĂůŵŽŶ Ăƚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƟŵĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͘ The wall is imposing to say the least yet the green open space upon which it stands gives the impression that the overall size of the Castle was not actually that big. The wall itself is in remarkable order for its age and you ĐĂŶ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƋƵŝƚĞ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶĮůů ƐƚŽŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ the bigger edging stones are only part of the picture, for along the length of the wall are holes that may or may not have been for lintels, beams or likewise. We may ŶĞǀĞƌ ŬŶŽǁ ĨŽƌ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ĂŵĂƚĞƵƌ ĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƌLJ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ŽƵƚ Žƌ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞ ǁŚĂƚ might have been. From the front of the Castle the ground drops away ƐƚĞĞƉůLJ͖ ŶŽŶĞ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂǀĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌŝĞĚ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ from here and Speyside, including the river, is visible in Ăůů ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ĨŽƌ miles around. Behind the Castle the ground rises up to ƚŚĞ tŽŽĚ ŽĨ ŽŶĞƌŽĐŬ͖ ƉŽƐƐŝďůLJ ŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐŝĞƐƚ ƌŽƵƚĞ

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from which to reach the Castle and from where any ĂƩĂĐŬ Žƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ͘ >ŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŇĂƚ ĞdžƉĂŶƐĞ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞ today, the hills on the other side of the river probably look very much the same as they did when the Castle was at its best. Possibly wooded, the hills would have been as clear of buildings as they are now. Self-sown grasses have colonised the top of the Castle wall and, here and there, a small tree or shrub has ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ŚŽůĚ ƚŽŽ͘ ĨĞǁ ƚƵŵďůĞĚŽǁŶ ƐƚŽŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ wall lie on the grass, but this is now a place for dog walkers, not noblemen, gentry or their servants, though history is certainly all around. Here, where people once gained shelter, safety and comfort when needed, there ŝƐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ Ăŝƌ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŶƋƵŝůůŝƚLJ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ ƉůĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ůĞŶĚƐ ŝƚƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ͖ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ůŝĨĞ ůŝŬĞ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͍ ,Žǁ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŝƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ during a long cold hard winter? We can only guess, but along with hardship there would certainly have been ŵĞƌƌLJŵĂŬŝŶŐ͕ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ůŝĨĞͲĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ͘ Today, from within the Castle walls all you can hear is ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝŶƚ ŶŽŝƐĞ ŽĨ ƚƌĂĸĐ ƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ ďLJ ďĞůŽǁ ĂŶĚ Ă ůŽŶĞ dog barking – at its height there would have been ďĂŶƚĞƌ͕ ĐŚĂƩĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǀŽŝĐĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ listen carefully, especially when the wind picks up, the ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ƚŚĞƌĞ͘

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