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Scottish baronial architecture reached its zenith with Castle Fraser

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📍Coco Works, Inverurie ☕️

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Former £150K Derby County Signing Joins Fifth-Tier Scottish Side

Former Derby County midfielder and Bristol Rovers captain Paul Coutts has signed for fifth-division Scottish side Inverurie Loco Works at the age of 35. Coutts most recently spent the last two seasons at the Memorial Stadium under Joey Barton’s guidance, having been made club captain by the ex-Manchester City and Newcastle United midfielder in 2021. The veteran has a wealth of experience from his…

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SUNDAY EXTRA: Inverurie Loco Works FC

The Great North of Scotland Railway constructed its locomotive construction and repair works on a 15-acre (6.1 ha) site at Inverurie 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Aberdeen, beside Inverurie railway station and the line to Keith.

Only ten locomotives were ever built at the Works. These locomotives which were 4-4-0 tender engines of GNSR classes V and F were manufactured between 1906 and 1921. Although there were differences between the V and F engines, for example, the F class was superheated, the London and North Eastern Railway counted members of both classes as LNER Class D40.

The works remained open for locomotive repair throughout London and North Eastern Railway and into British Railways ownership, finally closing in 1969.

The name is carried on by the local community in the form of Inverurie Loco Works FC, a part-time Scottish senior professional football club who are members of the Highland Football League. A building from the former locomotive works is now home to the Garioch Heritage Centre.

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On 8th January 1313 the forces of Robert Bruce seized Perth from the English garrison.

Bruce was determined to take Perth, and lay siege to it but, owing to the strength of the fortifications, it defied for six weeks all the efforts of his army.

The town finally fell on this day in 1313 his day in 1313 by an army led by King Robert himself. This victory was significant as it brought all of Scotland north of the Forth under Bruce's control. However, it was also a source of embarrassment for later Scottish writers seeking to cast King Robert in a positive light, as the events of 8th January seem to have degenerated into a bloodbath.

By 1313, the tide of the war had very much turned in Bruce's favour. He had defeated his main Scottish opponents at the Battles of Inverurie and the Pass of Brander in 1309, survived an English invasion of Scotland in 1310-11, and even begun raiding into northern England. 1312 had ended on something of a sour note when the barking of a dog had thwarted a Scottish attempt to capture Berwick by surprise, but undeterred Bruce marched his men north to lay siege to Perth. Perth was no easy target - its castle had not been rebuilt since a flood in 1209 but it was still protected by a wall and a water-filled ditch. It seems that Bruce was counting on the English being unprepared for the Scots to keep up the military pressure on them during the frigid Scottish winter (normally, the campaigning season would last from spring to autumn at the most). Certainly, both the contemporary Lanercost Chronicler and the late Scottish writer John Barbour blame the fall of Perth at least in part on the negligence of the garrison. On the night of 7th January, under cover of darkness, the Scots surged across the ditch in force and threw ladders against the wall, pouring into the town and overwhelming the unprepared defenders. By the morning of the 8th, Perth belonged to Bruce.

The aftermath of the capture of Perth is a source of some disagreement among contemporary and near contemporary historians, possibly because many of those writers felt uncomfortable with the facts as they saw them. The earliest surviving account comes from the Lanercost Chronicle, which claims that those in the town 'who were of the Scottish nation' were put to death, although the Englishmen there were allowed to return home. The earliest surviving Scottish account of the incident - written by John Fordun in the 1360s - states that 'the disloyal people, both Scots and English, were taken, dragged and slain with the sword', although he attempts to mitigate this by emphasising that their disloyalty is what earned them this fate and adding that the king spared anyone who begged for mercy. Writing about a decade after Fordun, the Scottish poet John Barbour - who was writing to lionise King Robert's memory - addressed this aspect of the capture of Perth simply by denying it, claiming that Bruce had specifically ordered his men not to kill anyone unless they refused to surrender without a fight. Despite Barbour's protestations, it would seem that the capture of Perth was accompanied by considerable bloodshed. If we are being generous to Bruce - and most historians who have written about the fall of Perth have been inclined to be just that - any executions after the town's capture can be understood as a very emphatic way of discouraging disloyalty among his subjects in other towns around the kingdom, a common enough tactic in medieval warfare.

As noted above, with the capture of Perth King Robert could now claim to control all of Scotland north of the Forth. Further offensives later in the year secured Bruce's control of the south-west, so that by the end of the year only Lothian and the Borders remained in English hands, that is of course other than the stronghold of Stirling Castle.

The efforts of the Scots to bring the Lothians area, and Stirling Castle into their control would lead directly to the Battle of Bannockburn.

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Easter Aquhorthies Prehistoric Recumbent Stone Circle, nr. Inverurie, Aberdeenshire

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The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in March 2023

01/03 As Patron of the Royal Northern Agricultural Society, HRH visited The Royal Northern Spring Show in Inverurie, Scotland 🚜

02/03 As President of the National Equine Forum, HRH attended the 31st National Equine Forum in London 🐴

03/03 Held an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in the morning. As Royal Patron of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, later visited The Grange, Saunderton, on the occasion of their 40th Anniversary. In the evening as Patron of Tenovus Cancer Care, HRH attended their 80th Anniversary Concert at St David’s Hall, Cardiff 🎖️🐶🎤

07/03 Princess Anne accompanied by Sir Tim Laurence, attended the races at Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher, where she presented the trophy to the winners of a race named in memory of her grandmother, The Queen Mother. Later she held a reception for the races at Windsor Castle 🏇🏼

08/03 Held two investiture ceremonies, one in the morning and one in the afternoon at Windsor Castle🎖️

09/03 As Patron of Maritime UK, HRH attended the Annual Awards in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire ⚓️

10/03 In Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Princess Anne visited Special Quality Alloys Limited and ITM Power. Later, as Patron of the Vine trust she held a dinner at Holyrood House, Edinburgh ⚡️

12/03 As Patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, accompanied by Sir Tim, HRH attended the International Rugby Match between Scotland and Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🏉

13/03 King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne, Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey. Later the King and The Queen, with the aforementioned members (minus Catherine) of the royal family hosted members of the diplomatic and Commonwealth communities at Buckingham Palace for the annual Commonwealth Day Reception ⛪️🥂

14/03 unofficial Princess Anne attended Champion Day (day one) of Cheltenham Festival. Peter Phillips, Zara and Mike Tindall also attended the races, Zara is the Director of Cheltenham Racecourse.🐴

15/03 As Colonel-in-Chief of the Intelligence Corps, Princess Anne visited the Government Communications Headquarters in Cheltenham and laid a wreath at the memorial for Intelligence Corps staff. Later on HRH opened Five Valleys Medical Centre in Stroud, in the evening HRH, accompanied by Sir Tim, attended the Gloucestershire and District Agricultural Valuers Association’s Centenary Dinner at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester 🩺🥂

16/03 unofficial Princess Anne, accompanied by Sir Tim, attended St Patrick’s Thursday (day three) of Cheltenham Festival. Zara and Mike Tindall also attended the races 🐴

17/03 Princess Anne, accompanied by Sir Tim, attended Gold Cup day (day 4) of Cheltenham Festival and crowned Paul Townend, jockey of Galopin Des Champs the champion racer of the year and presented him with the gold cup 🏆

18/03 As patron Scottish Rugby Union, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, HRH attended the Guinness Six Nations International Rugby Match between Scotland and Italy at Murrayfield Stadium and presented Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie with the Cuttitta Cup after beating Italy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇹��

20/03 As Patron of the Acid Attack Survivors Trust International, Princess Anne visited the set of Coronation Street at ITV studios in Salford. They are currently filming an acid attack storyline and HRH met with producers, script writers, the makeup department and actors and discussed how they have worked together to create and portray such a delicate storyline 📺

21/03 The Service of the Royal Victorian Order was held in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. King Charles, Sovereign of the Order, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Grand Master of the Order, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester were all present. Later King Charles held a reception at Windsor Castle for those who attended the service. 🏅🍾

22/03 As President of the Scotch Chef’s Club, Princess Anne visited Cowbag Farm in Kelso, where HRH was given a tour of the farm, met cows and sheep, unveiled a plaque and planted a gum tree. 🐮🐑

27/03 As Patron of the Butler Trust, HRH held the Annual Awards Ceremony at St James’s Palace. In the evening, as Patron of Save the Children UK, HRH accompanied by Sir Tim attended the International Financial Review Annual Awards Dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane. 🥇🍾

28/03 Princess Anne carried out the following engagements in Suffolk;

As Royal Patron, National Coastwatch Institution, visited Felixstowe Station and afterwards attended a Reception at Orwell Hotel, Felixstowe. ⛵️

Opened Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service’s new Combined Fire and Police Station, Ipswich. 🚒

As Patron of the Excelsior Trust, visited the restored Great Yarmouth Shrimper Horace and Hannah at Ipswich Waterfront. ⛴️

28/03 Princess Anne carried out the following engagements in Suffolk and Norfolk;

Visited Adnams Brewery, to mark its 150th Anniversary. 🍻

Opened the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science’s new Headquarters, Lowestoft. 🐟

As Patron of Friends of Happisburgh Lighthouse, visited Happisburgh Lighthouse. 💡

Visited Elm House Temporary Accommodation in Thetford. 🏠

30/03 As Patron of the Injured Jockeys Fund, Princess Anne opened their South West Hub at Taunton Rugby Club, Taunton. 🐎

31/03 As Vice Patron of the British Horse Society, HRH this visited Summerfield Stables in Birmingham. 🐴

Total official engagements for Anne in March: 51

2023 total so far: 142

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in March: 10

2023 total so far: 38

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1 March 2023 The Princess Royal, Patron, Royal Northern Agricultural Society, visits The Royal Northern Spring Show at Thainstone Agricultural Centre, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. Photo by Craig Farrell

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Castle Fraser, Inverurie, Scotland.

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“I don’t sleep with the munters” SAYS THE BIGGEST MUNTER IN INVERURIE

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Scottish farmers rally in force against ‘family farm tax’

More than 200 tractors rolled through north-east Scotland in a powerful protest against the government’s proposed “family farm tax”, which farmers warn could devastate rural communities. The North East Tractor Rally, organised by the NFU Scotland’s North East branch, assembled at the Thainstone Agricultural Centre near Inverurie on Thursday 19 December before travelling along the A96 to…

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The man-made fish-shaped Muckle Troot Loch near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, surrounded by snow and ice

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Glen Garioch 12 Year (2011) Cadenhead's

Review by: Wryan April 2024 Tasting Pack ‎ ‎ Distillery: Glen Garioch. Region: Oldmeldrum, Inverurie, Scotland, UK. ABV: 54.9%. Age: 12 Years. Cask type: White Port Finish (since August 2020). Price: £55 (~£5 for 2cl in the sample pack). Color: 1.1 Burnished. Natural Color. No chill filtration. Tasting Notes Tasted neat in a Glencairn with 15+ minutes of rest. These tasting notes are…