Rural Business Successor
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Rhidorroch Estate
Kim Scobie is the third generation to take on Rhidorroch at Ullapool. Rhidorroch Estate is situated in the north-west of Scotland, not far from the beautiful fishing village of...
Increasing the pollinator population with The Scottish Bee Company
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The Scottish Bee Company is a business with a purpose. By marketing premium bee products internationally, online and in luxury Scottish retailers, it supports a programme of reinvestment in Scotland's...
Heritage site to become sustainable tourist destination
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Craufurdland Castle and Country Estate
An exciting new restaurant and tourist destination has opened in the heart of Craufurdland Castle and Country Estate, near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, that will put...
A Fairy-tale Year
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Duns Castle
2017 has been quite a year for Duns Castle. First, it was chosen ahead of hundreds of other European estates as the star of a global Beauty and the Beast-themed advertising campaign.
Aft...
Alvie and Dalraddy - Voluntary Registration of the Estate Land
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Alvie and Dalraddy Estates
Jamie Williamson is the owner and manager of Alvie & Dalraddy Estates near Aviemore, which straddles the Monadhliath Mountains to the west and the Cairngorm National Park...
Restoration of St Columba's Chapel at Drimin Estate
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Drimin Estate
Drimin Estate is found at the tip of the little-known Morvern peninsula, with a fascinating history reflected in its buildings and ruins.
Challenged primarily by geography (it lies...
The Japanese Garden at Cowden Castle
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Cowden Castle Estate
The Japanese garden is set within the undulating park and woodland grounds of the former Cowden Castle Estate near Dollar in Clackmannanshire. It was conceived by Ella Christie...
The Grampian Moorland Group
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Grampian Moorland Group
The Grampian Moorland Group are a collection of rural sporting estates that demonstrate and highlight the work the Estates and their staff undertake for our countryside...
McQueen Gin Finds a Home
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Cambusmore Estate
In September 2015 Cambusmore Estate was approached by a local resident, Dale McQueen, seeking premises in which to operate a gin distillery. The estate identified a disused barn...
Finzean Farm Shop & Tearoom
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Finzean Estate
The converted Balnaboth Steading is home to Finzean Estate’s Farm Shop & Tearoom. Opened in April 2006, the Farm Shop & Tearoom has been so successful that development work is now...
Post Fire Restoration
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Two years after being destroyed by fire, Spital Tower stables have been restored to their former glory and – following a £148,000 refurbishment – are now home to local equestrian business, Thistle...