Six days in Scotland in September - Part Three

Next stop Elgin with its cathedral and monument. 

 

 This monument is on the site of the Castle of Elgin, strategically placed at the top of a hill

 Views of Elgin from the Ladyhill monument

 

 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.

 Leith Hall