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Exhibits feature the Highland Gathering, Queen
Victoria, Balmoral Castle (just 8 miles down the road) and
the history of the area. It contains a clan heritage shop
sure to tempt those of Scottish descent.
Tomintoul Museum
The museum is situated in the village square of Tomintoul,
one of the highest villages in Britain.
It features a reconstructed crofter's kitchen and smiddy,
with accompanying displays on the local wildlife, and the
history of Tomintoul and Glenlivet.
The museum also includes a shop and reception
area, offering guided tours to groups and schools, and the
Tourist Information Centre is also conveniently situated within
the museum building.
From time to time craft demonstrations are run
in the museum during the summer.
Banchory Museum
Visit Banchory Museum - gateway to Royal Deeside - and learn
about the life of Banchory-born musician and composer, J.
Scott Skinner, the "Strathspey King".
You will also see:
- Royal commemorative china
- 19th century tartans
- Deeside natural history
Highland Folk Museum
Well within a comfortable day trip, The Highland
Folk Museum, Kingussie and Newtonmore, invites you to enter
the World of the Highlander - to see, touch, smell and feel
the atmosphere as you walk through the material remains of
400 years of Highland life from clansman to crofter.
Track how Highland people dealt with their environment,
creating ingenious solutions to their everyday problems of
providing light, heat, shelter, clothing and food.
An experience encapsulating the whole spectrum
of human endeavour and development in Highland life..
Culloden
Scene of the last major battle fought on mainland Britain.
The final Jacobite uprising ended here on 16 April, 1746,
when the army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart was crushed
by the Government forces, led by the Duke of Cumberland. Turf
and stone dykes which played a crucial part in the battle
have been reconstructed on their original site as part of
a long-term strategy to return the battlefield to its condition
in 1746.
Victorian Heritage trail
Since Balmoral Castle was built for Queen Victoria in 1855
Grampian Highlands has been the holiday playground of the
British Royal Family. The Victorian Heritage Trail links the
places associated with Queen Victoria in what she called her
"Dear Paradise".
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