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Crathes June Colour xvv1226jhp Crathes Castle summer colours June Border Royal Deeside Scottish Aberdeenshire River Dee Scotland sets off this magnificent building which dates from the 16th century although the land belonged to the Burnett’s of Leys as a gift from Robert the Bruce in 1323. In the great hall is the Horn of Leys, supposedly a symbol of this grant. The 2010 June Border was not the best I have photographed and although there were good sunny days there did not seem to be a period the whole border was in its prime. The tower house is one of the finest examples of the period and some of the original wall paintings still survive. Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Wemyss House, 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4ET. This is a National Trust for Scotland property situated about 15 miles west of Aberdeen and is open to the public all the year round. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, North East, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Royal Deeside, Crathes Castle, Banchory, Crathes, NTS, landscape, summer, June Border, garden, gardens, herbaceous, border, flowers, lupins, colours, National, Trust, topiary
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
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Crathes June Colour xvv1226jhp
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Crathes Castle summer colours June Border Royal Deeside Scottish Aberdeenshire

River Dee Scotland sets off this magnificent building which dates from the 16th century although the land belonged to the Burnett’s of Leys as a gift from Robert the Bruce in 1323. In the great hall is the Horn of Leys, supposedly a symbol of this grant. The 2010 June Border was not the best I have photographed and although there were good sunny days there did not seem to be a period the whole border was in its prime.
The tower house is one of the finest examples of the period and some of the original wall paintings still survive.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Wemyss House, 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4ET. This is a National Trust for Scotland property situated about 15 miles west of Aberdeen and is open to the public all the year round.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, North East, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Royal Deeside, Crathes Castle, Banchory, Crathes, NTS, landscape, summer, June Border, garden, gardens, herbaceous, border, flowers, lupins, colours, National, Trust, topiary