#aberdeenshire

[livesunique]

Corgarff Castle, Corgaff, Aberdeenshire, North-East Scotland,

Credit: Mysterious

[thesilicontribesman]

Tomnaverie Neolithic Recumbent Stone Circle, nr. Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

[shuttergremlin]

[vintagecamping]

Winter camping in Glen Quoich 

Scotland

1991

[vox-anglosphere]

A Scottish pipe band leads the way to the Highland Games in Ballater

[pershing100]

Sand dune, Montrose, Aberdeenshire

[scotianostra]

18th January 1931: Scottish children out for a spin on their bike and sidecar at Ballater,

[wardrobeoftime]

The Crown + Costumes

Queen Elizabeth II's blue cardigan, blue shirt and grey skirt in Season 02, Episode 10.

// requested by anonymous

[wgm-beautiful-world]

BALMORAL CASTLE - SCOTLAND

[livesunique]

Duff House, Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

[thesilicontribesman]

'Burn O'Vat' Ancient Landscape Feature, Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

[quo-usque-tandem]

Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

[itskateart]

A short video, shared at the Duncan of Jordanstone 2021 Online Degree Show opening night.

Many thanks to all of the people who made Wyvin Wyes possible (ye ken fa ye are).

[vox-anglosphere]

Britain's Royal Family often shops along the High Street of Braemar

[postcard-from-reality]

[scotianostra]

On January 4th 1974 four seamen drowned and 29 were saved when a Polish trawler ran aground two miles north of Aberdeen.

The vessel had grounded about 400 yards from the shore. Two of the crew left the trawler in a liferaft which overturned, but they made it ashore through the surf and staggered into the golf clubhouse.

Mmembers of the golf club were shocked when two soaked and exhausted Polish seamen stumbled through the door. Despite the language barrier – the sailors spoke no English – it became clear a ship had run aground near the course.These two souls had made it ashore to safety.

While the rescue services were being alerted, the Russian tug "Gordyy" arrived on the scene and sent a raft with five men over to the stranded trawler, to rescue the twenty six men still aboard. Eighteen of the crew were successfully taken off before that raft also capsized in the surf, throwing the occupants in the water. Nine survivors made it to Murcar clubhouse.

Although the Nurzec had grounded on sand about 400 yards offshore, the coastguards were able to get a line aboard the vessel, but none of the remaining men aboard would leave by that line. Five others were found alive on the beach and were taken to hospital, and four bodies were recovered from the upturned raft. One of the Russian seamen was found exhausted on the beach about a mile from the stricken trawler, and coastguards gathered up debris from the beach and lit a fire to keep him warm.

A helicopter lifted him from the beach and took him to Murcar golf club, where an ambulance was waiting. Police appealed to journalists and other car owners at the scene to ring the 18th green with car headlights to give the helicopter pilot an indication of where to land. One of the four men still on the "Nurzec" was eventually persuaded to leave by breeches buoy, and the other three, including skipper Bartczak, were taken off by helicopter. After several unsuccessful attempts, the "Nurzec" was finally refloated on 22nd June, and towed to Aberdeen, where she was sold for scrap.