General view from south Digital image of E 15747 cn

Description General view from south Digital image of E 15747 cn

Date 18/6/2001

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 769289

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of E 15747 CN

Scope and Content Allt-na-giubhsaich, Glen Muick, Balmoral Estate, Aberdeenshire, from the south This charming collection of late 18th- or early 19th-century buildings stands within the shelter of trees in a lonely setting amidst the wild expanse of moorland. The two-storeyed keeper's house (centre) is harled and painted, with a slated roof and dormer windows which breach the eaves line. The bothy (right), a long, single-storeyed, harled and painted cottage, has a large Victorian rustic porch with a swept roof over the main entrance. Queen Victoria had a great love of all things Scottish, and a genuine interest in exploring the remoter parts of the land which fascinated her so much. She and Prince Albert, in the company of other members of the royal family and with a retinue of servants, keepers and ghillies in attendance, embarked on a series of 'great expeditions' into the more remote mountainous areas, including the heart of the Lochnagar massif itself. The party often spent the night at Allt-na-giubhsaich, enjoying the remoteness of the setting and the opportunity to hunt, or to fish and boat on Loch Muick at the head of the glen. Hall, the boat-builder of Aberdeen, constructed a special boat for Loch Muick which Albert rowed and from which the queen and her party caught trout. The Balmoral estate was bought in 1852 by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria at their own expense as a Highland retreat from the stresses of London life. Prince Albert initiated many improvements, including the building of a new holiday home, Balmoral Castle, in 1853-5, and put forward plans for a model estate with new houses and offices for estate workers and tenants. Many of the original buildings were remodelled and restored, including Allt-na-giubhsaich, an isolated keeper's house and bothy in Glen Muick which was made habitable as a 'get-away' house. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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