Balvenie Castle was built in the 13th century as the mighty stronghold of one of Scotland's foremost barons, Alexander 'Black' Comyn, earl of Buchan (1244-89). It remained a noble residence for over four hundred years.
During that time, the . . . — — Map (db m128236) HM
The Clock In This Tower
Was by Public Subscription
Illuminated on
To Commemorate the Diamond Jubilee
Of Her Most Gracious Majesty
Queen Victoria
1837 — 1897
The Tower Clock Was Renovated in 1968
Following the Generous . . . — — Map (db m128260) HM
George Stephen
Lord Mount Stephen of Mount Stephen
British Columbia & Dufftown Banffshire
Banker and financier who in 1881 organized the Canadian Pacific Railway Company & became its first president. Instrumental in completing the . . . — — Map (db m128257) HM
6th Battn The Gordon Highlanders
Banffshire and Donside
To the Glory of God
and
In Memory of the Officers
Non Commissioned Officers and Men
Who Fell in the Great War
1914 — 1918
Also those who fell
In the Second Great War . . . — — Map (db m128234) WM
1914 — 1918
Sacred
To The Memory Of
The Men Of This Parish
Who Gave Their Lives
In The Great War
“Their Works Do
Follow Them”
( left alcove )
“Those we call the dead,
are breathers of an ampler
day . . . — — Map (db m128233) WM
To the Memory of the Men
Of the Parish of Mortlach
Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
In the Great War 1914 — 1919
Pte Cauld J. Seaforths · Pte Cauld W. Gordons · Pte George A. Gordons · Pte Glennie A. (M.M.) Blk. Watch · Pte . . . — — Map (db m128261) WM
The Earl of Atholl’s Lodging
The Hall, about 1500.
The 4th earl of Atholl's new residence, built about 1550, was built on the palace plan, that is with a suite of rooms placed horizontally, as in the royal palaces of the Stewart kings at . . . — — Map (db m128238) HM
The Kitchen Complex
Cooking
Communal feasting was very much a way of life in a medieval castle. As many of the earl's rents were paid in kind, not cash, food was in good supply. This kitchen complex provided food for the Hall and Chamber over . . . — — Map (db m128237) HM
This Yew Tree was Planted on 13th August 2001
to Celebrate the 100th Birthday of
Janet Sheed Roberts
Granddaughter of William Grant — — Map (db m128239) HM
