Holiday snaps (I mean photos!) from McScotland

[Fezant Pluckah]

Took the ankle biters up to Aberdeenshire again this year. Weather not as good as it was last year but we had a good time nonetheless.

Some random shots over the week...

Me bruvver's house on the Devron river near Huntly


Some old ruin on the road to Huntly


Bales of straw/hay/marijuana


Baby Highland Cooooo


Ubiquitous Rosebay Willowherb


Horrible wind turbines near Banff


Fungarse


Dolphin at Spey Bay


My eldest with the biggest catch of the day, a small ling.


My youngest happily gutting one of the two mackerel we caught (there appear to be no fish in the Moray Firth!)


Flying seachicken


Wee boaties in Banff Harbour


Small person playing in the sand at Portsoy Harbour


On the beach at Gardenstown. Nice beach, wetsuits essential...


Fyvie Castle


Back door at Fyvie Castle


Lake at Fyvie Castle


Boathouse on lake at Fyvie Castle


Feeding the ducks near the boathouse on the lake at Fyvie Castle


Duck!


Mr and Mrs Swan and the Sawnlets hove into view (on the lake near the boathouse at Fyvie Castle)


Swanlet


Mr (or possibly Mrs, I didn't ask or look) Swan


Up in the hills along the Findhorn Valley


Itty bitty stream burbling down into ther Findhorn (saw dippers, had wrong camera)


Lichen on rocks in the Findhorn Valley


Bridge over the Livet


Ruins of a house called Haddo near my bruvver's. Scottish Heritage declared it as being undouppable 6 years ago, which is a tragedy


Tree growing in the middle of the house


Italian style front door


Wrought iron orangerie/gazebo/wotevvah


On the jast day me bro took us to the Deveron at Forglen to see if we could find some red squirrels, as he often sees them there while fishing. No squirrels, but we bumped into a notter, which was a nice way to end the holiday for me and the kids...

Edited by Fezant Pluckah on Wednesday 11th August 14:43

[Scott330ci]

Good snaps

[crmcatee]

good photos

[Don]

Thanks for sharing! Fascinating derelict property you saw!

[Fezant Pluckah]

Scott330ci said:

Good snaps

crmcatee said:

good photos

[...Mole...]

Did you have a look inside Haddo?, I have seen some pictures from the inside before not much left but still looks interesting. Might take a look up someday as I plan to check out the remains of Ladysbridge Asylum at Banff pretty soon, not that there is much left

[Fezant Pluckah]

...Mole... said:

Did you have a look inside Haddo?, I have seen some pictures from the inside before not much left but still looks interesting. Might take a look up someday as I plan to check out the remains of Ladysbridge Asylum at Banff pretty soon, not that there is much left

I didn't actually go inside as such ...Mole... It looks pretty dodgy to be honest, and I had my children with me. The roof has gone on 90% of the building, as have most of the floor joists. There are still the remnants of some architectual features inside - some ornate plasterwork near the front entrance, some wooden pannelling etc. The front door is still there. It's at least 10ft tall. There's lots of ironmongery still floating about. I've got some more piccies if you want them?