Next stop Elgin with its cathedral and monument.
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| This monument is on the site of the Castle of Elgin, strategically placed at the top of a hill |
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| Views of Elgin from the Ladyhill monument |
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| All that remains of the castle; extremely thick walls |
Next to the cathedral is the Biblical Garden, a charming, public place
with its winding paths and biblical references and plants and a central walkway
in the shape of a Celtic cross.
Most
tourists
in Scotland visit Whiskey distilleries but, being mid-morning when
leaving Elgin the next day, we visited Baxters, as in the famous soups. We had a bowl of soup and visited the small
museum and gift shop.
Then on to Huntly, where we
parked by the river and saw a heron fishing from the bank.
We chatted to a local lady who recommended a more scenic road to our
next stop, Aberdeen.
En route we came across Leith
Hall but it was a bit late to do justice to the house and garden, which is 186
m above sea level, but did manage to sample a large slice of Victoria sponge before we took to the road again to Aberdeen.
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| Leith Hall |
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I really like your travel report from Scotland, a place I have never visited but always thought (and still do) I'd like to see.
ReplyDeleteThe concept of a biblical garden is new to me, but I imagine it can work really well.
We went to Elgin Cathedral last year - and took a quick look at the garden opposite. Somehow we missed the castle though - a reason to go back, I think!
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