Logie House
Logie House is a house and gardens built in Baronial style, near Forres in Moray, Scotland.
History
[edit]Logie House was begun for the son of the Cumming family in the 18th century.[1][2] After several renovations in the following centuries, in 1924, the house was bought by Sir Alexander Grant, a businessman who started McVitie & Price and developed the digestive biscuit.[2][3] On 26 January 1971 it became a Category B listed building.
Close to the house is Randolph's Leap. According to legend, Randolph's Leap was the site of a battle in the 1300s in which Thomas Randolph, later Earl of Moray, was pursuing a Comyn who leaped to the other side and escaped back to his castle.[4]
Logie Steading
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Logie Steading is compromised of a collection of sandstone farm buildings attached to Logie House and estate. It was built in the 1920s as a model farm and now houses independent shops, a cafe and hosts exhibitions and events, attracting visitors as a sightseeing place.[5]
The steading is also the home of the Logie herd of Longhorn Cattle, which was founded in 1982.[6]
Nature and environment
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This part of the Findhorn, the area around Logie House and Gardens, is renowned for its dramatic rocks, cliffs, waterfalls, and pine forest. Important wildlife, such as lesser black-backed gulls, woodpeckers and red squirrels, frequent the area.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "LOGIE HOUSE".
- ^ a b "Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Moray - NJ05SW0002 - LOGIE HOUSE". online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Logie House Garden". Historic Houses. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ The Illustrated London News. Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 1871.
- ^ "Logie House Garden". Historic Houses. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Roe, Christian (2023-11-06). "Longhorn Cattle - Logie Steading, Forres Scotland". Logie. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Randolph's Leap from Logie Steading". Walkhighlands. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
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