"the black colonel", john farquharson of binverey/b was a violent man in a violent age. outlawed in 1666 for the murder of a ballater laird, he became a hunted man, but nevertheless spent much time in his own castle of binverey/b, ...
fishing, stalking and shooting may be arranged through the bestate/b. winter sports are also catered for with skiing at glenshee only a 20-minute drive. for the less energetic a visit to the 16th-century crathes castle and gardens at ...