World-class Orienteering
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Culligran Estate
The first week in August 2015 saw 6000 competitors and many more fans of the sport from all corners of the world descend on Culligran Estate in Glen Strathfarrar. The Scottish 6 Days...
Glenesk Retreat and Folk Museum
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Dalhousie Estates
Situated on the eastern edge of the Cairngorm National Park, near the Angus hamlet of Tarfside, the Glenesk Retreat and Folk Museum has a proud past and – thanks to the support of...
Isle of Colonsay Festival of Spring
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Colonsay Estate
In 2010 a group of tourist operators on the Isle of Colonsay formed the Colonsay Tourism Marketing Group with the aim of increasing tourist numbers on the island and improving their...
Game and wildlife management - Finzean
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Finzean Estate
Finzean is a 4,000ha mixed estate located in Deeside. It is managed as a family business, with interests in farmland, moorland, forestry, sporting and conservation. It’s role in a...
Helping Black Grouse recovery
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The Earn-Tay-Almond Grouse Management Group was founded in 2007 with the objective of re-establishing the Perthshire moors as one of the principal areas for red grouse shooting in Scotland, through...
Clan Cameron Museum, Achnacarry
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Achnacarry Estate
The Clan Cameron Museum at Achnacarry was the fulfilment of a collaborative project started in 1987 by Donald Cameron of Lochiel and his wife, Lady Cecil Cameron, with support from...
Gordon Castle Estate Fisheries
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Gordon Castle Estate
There has been salmon fishing on the River Spey at Gordon Castle since fishing began. Once the domain of Dukes and their guests at the Castle alone, the fishing now brings...
Woodend Barn - Buchanan's Bistro
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Leys Estate
Located at the gateway to Royal Deeside, Leys Estate has grown organically over the years; reflecting the demands placed upon it from a changing world but staying true to its long...
Golf, Green Keepers and Apprenticeships
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Gosford Estate
The Wemyss family have a long standing involvement in golf. They were founder members of the R&A and bought Gosford Estate in 1784 in order to be closer to good golfing ground, which...
Promoting tourism on Arran
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Dougarie Estate
Dougarie Estate covers 27 000 acres in the north west of the Isle of Arran. The principle house – Dougarie Lodge – was built in 1865 as a summerhouse for the 11th Duke of Hamilton...
The Castle and Gardens of Mey
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Having acquired the most northerly inhabited castle on the British mainland in 1952, Her Majesty The Queen Mother restored it and created the beautiful gardens which are present today at The Castle...
Diversification at Mortonhall Estate
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Mortonhall Estate
Mortonhall Estate is on the southern edge of Edinburgh. It is in an enviable position being highly accessible with all the convenience of the city and yet has the atmosphere of...