He attended Kinnoull School and upon leaving he found work as an apprentice to William Beattie, head gardener at the estate of the 3rd Earl of Mansfield at Scone Palace. He spent seven years at this position, completing his ...
The area has much natural beauty and picturesque fishing villages such as Crovie and Gardenstown. There is a coastal path with some great views stretching along the entire coastline. The eponymous Banff has traces of a very grand past ...
On one side of fountain there is a no entry sign and on the other a large black litter bin. The fountain sits in front of a rather shabby closed down hotel on site of the Tollcross. The Banffshire Coast The neglected north? The Biggar Fountain ... Then we have the charm of the fishing villages Crovie with its single line of houses and no road is unique, Pennan tranquil, and in Inverallochy we can view Maggie's Hoosie built around 1750 which is open to the public. ...