We called in at St Ninians Church, Tynet.  My friend has family connections here, and learnt about the church while researching her family tree.  It is a historic Roman Catholic clandestine church, erected in 1755, and is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic church built in Scotland after the Reformation.   It was designed to look anonymous  at a time when Catholic worship was tolerated in Britain on the condition that worship take place in out-of-the way churches so as not to offend Protestant sensibilities.  St. Ninian's is a superbly preserved example of a clandestine church and is a listed building.  

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We also popped into the Walled Garden Cafe at Gordon Castle.  The garden itself is huge and is currently being restored.  The Castle is a stately home in Speyside, originally built in the 1470s.  It is the home of the House of Gordon and one of the largest houses ever built in Scotland.

Frederick Gordon Lennox, the 4th Duke of Gordon sold Gordon Castle and his Scottish estates in 1938 as a result of death duties following the deaths of his father and grandfather in 1935 and 1928 respectively. The Castle fell into disrepair, but was bought back by one of the 7th Duke’s other grandsons, Lieutenant General Sir George Gordon Lennox after World War Two. He was forced to knock much of it down due to significant dry and wet rot but then turned it into a family home, which it still is today.  His grandson Angus and his wife Zara have taken over the running of Gordon Castle and Estate.  

Produce from the walled garden.

For more information visit 
http://www.gordoncastle.co.uk/
http://www.gordoncastle.co.uk/history-of-the-estate/