{"id":10340,"date":"2015-10-10T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T05:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=10340"},"modified":"2018-05-03T16:18:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T20:18:37","slug":"scotland-2015-day-9-kennethmont-to-broughty-ferry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=10340","title":{"rendered":"#Scotland 2015 Day 9 &#8211; Kennethmont to Broughty Ferry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">#Scotland 2015 &#8211; Sept 19, 2015<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m44!1m12!1m3!1d138145.5182375442!2d-2.6971312421362277!3d57.24771425146739!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m29!3e0!4m5!1s0x0%3A0x6fae6de082099246!2sGrant+J+%26+J!3m2!1d57.346046599999994!2d-2.7504348!4m5!1s0x48844ec4f4d7ed33%3A0x929d9d70dce249b0!2sWardhouse%2C+Aberdeenshire%2C+UK!3m2!1d57.364267!2d-2.725444!4m3!3m2!1d57.311914699999996!2d-2.4926347!4m5!1s0x4884408de73541cb%3A0x63f5d2ac7e3db8e1!2sInverurie+AB51+5JL%2C+UK!3m2!1d57.2804947!2d-2.4413217!4m5!1s0x48843d86bff5f5cf%3A0xfd4700d89dc4bde2!2sAB32+6UX%2C+UK!3m2!1d57.1311675!2d-2.3605638!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1444322619026\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Over breakfast we decided to visit a few more Pictish Stones and Stone Circles on our way south to Broughty Ferry, stopping first at The Maiden Stone.<\/p>\n<p>After we said our goodbyes and got on the road, I remembered when we were over in 2013 David asking if we had driven all the way up to Wardhouse Mansion. We hadn&#8217;t but when I drove by the road this morning, I made the turn. It was posted as 15 mph. You would have to be nuts to even think of going that fast! Two gravel tire tracks and grass growing up in the middle &#8211; not to mention ruts and potholes. Still the drive was worth every jostled body part.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10746\" style=\"width: 3888px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3610.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10746 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3610.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"3888\" height=\"2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3610.jpg 3888w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3610-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3610-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3888px) 100vw, 3888px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ruins of Wardhouse mansion (Weetshill in my novel)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10745\" style=\"width: 3888px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3611.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3611.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"3888\" height=\"2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3611.jpg 3888w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3611-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3611-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3888px) 100vw, 3888px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The middle section of Wardhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10732\" style=\"width: 5184px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0960.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10732 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0960.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0960.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0960-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0960-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking towards &#8220;Gordonsfield&#8221; from &#8220;Weetshill&#8221;. The patch of grass in the centre of the photo (to the right of the trees) is where the stone circle is located<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We wandered around the mansion and I took pictures from every angle but from inside its walls. The chapel is nestled into the back of the mansion (extreme left in the top photo).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10749\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3614.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10749 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3614-e1444338576826.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"2592\" height=\"3888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3614-e1444338576826.jpg 2592w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3614-e1444338576826-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3614-e1444338576826-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chapel at Wardhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I am so SO glad I drove up here. I&#8217;ve been in love with this place since I first set eyes on it in 1993. After spending about an hour at Wardhouse &#8211; getting our feet wet in the process from the heavy overnight dew &#8211; we got back on the road to what was going to be our initial stop, the Maiden Stone.<\/p>\n<p>Folklore says that the notch in the stone is from where the devil grabbed the maiden&#8217;s arm. You can read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maiden_Stone\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10731\" style=\"width: 3456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0964.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10731 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0964-e1444339795794.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"3456\" height=\"5184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0964-e1444339795794.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0964-e1444339795794-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0964-e1444339795794-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Maiden Stone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The other side of the stone has carvings on it as well. Unfortunately, the sun was in the wrong place so they didn&#8217;t show up well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10756\" style=\"width: 3456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0965-e1444340525170.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10756 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0965-e1444340525170.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"3456\" height=\"5184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0965-e1444340525170.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0965-e1444340525170-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0965-e1444340525170-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Maiden Stone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From here, we went to another place we&#8217;d been before &#8211; the Easter Aquorthies Stone Circle. When we arrived there was a woman a young boy (presumably her son) there and she was letting him climb on the stones and were oblivious to the fact that others were about. I hoped they would soon clear off so I could get some good photos but, alas, they were still there when we left. Grrr&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10758\" style=\"width: 3888px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3624.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10758 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3624.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"3888\" height=\"2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3624.jpg 3888w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3624-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3624-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3888px) 100vw, 3888px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Easter Aquorthies Stone Circle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our next stop was the Cullerlie Stone Circle near Garlogie. Another couple came at almost the same time and the dog from the farm next door but they held back and let us have our time around the stones to take photos and watch the sheep in the field behind the circle.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10733\" style=\"width: 5184px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0975.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0975.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0975.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0975-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0975-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cullerlie Stone Circle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After we left here, we tried to find the Clune Hill Stone Circle to no avail so decided with the time we might as well make tracks for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotelbroughtyferry.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel Broughty Ferry<\/a> where we would spend three nights.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m51!1m12!1m3!1d559298.991069283!2d-3.12892572677296!3d56.79856004605694!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m36!3e0!4m4!1s0x48843d86bff5f5cf%3A0xfd4700d89dc4bde2!3m2!1d57.1311675!2d-2.3605638!4m5!1s0x4884187969768621%3A0xfa53fc9c6fd49ed7!2sBanchory+AB31+6DX%2C+UK!3m2!1d57.0415711!2d-2.3407104!4m5!1s0x48865e9da9335ffb%3A0xb77b13f77bf312b5!2sHotel+Broughty+Ferry%2C+West+Queen+Street%2C+Broughty+Ferry%2C+Dundee%2C+United+Kingdom!3m2!1d56.4690823!2d-2.8814006!4m5!1s0x48868818c84514ad%3A0x36cddc7f426f4f4!2sAberlemno+Pictish+Stones%2C+Aberlemno%2C+United+Kingdom!3m2!1d56.689282899999995!2d-2.7814166!4m5!1s0x48868818c0d44631%3A0x3c1ead3045b6578d!2sAberlemno+Church+and+Cross+Stone%2C+United+Kingdom!3m2!1d56.689333999999995!2d-2.7807697!4m5!1s0x48865e9da9335ffb%3A0xb77b13f77bf312b5!2sHotel+Broughty+Ferry%2C+West+Queen+Street%2C+Broughty+Ferry%2C+Dundee%2C+United+Kingdom!3m2!1d56.4690823!2d-2.8814006!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1444343516947\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We stopped at the Aberlemno stones which we had seen before but this time we also drove down the single track road to the church to see the cross slab in the churchyard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10734\" style=\"width: 3456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0983-e1444343579104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0983-e1444343579104.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"3456\" height=\"5184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0983-e1444343579104.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0983-e1444343579104-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0983-e1444343579104-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the Aberlemno Sculptured Stones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10735\" style=\"width: 3456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0985.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0985-e1444344480548.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"3456\" height=\"5184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0985-e1444344480548.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0985-e1444344480548-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0985-e1444344480548-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another of the Aberlemno Sculptured stones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10748\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10748\" style=\"width: 3888px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3636.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10748 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3636.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"3888\" height=\"2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3636.jpg 3888w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3636-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3636-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3888px) 100vw, 3888px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The church at Aberlemno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10736\" style=\"width: 3456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0986.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10736 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0986-e1444344515346.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"3456\" height=\"5184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0986-e1444344515346.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0986-e1444344515346-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0986-e1444344515346-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cross Slab in the churchyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10737\" style=\"width: 3456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0987.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10737 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0987-e1444344547756.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"3456\" height=\"5184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0987-e1444344547756.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0987-e1444344547756-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0987-e1444344547756-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An interesting headstone in the churchyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One more diversion before we reached our final destination. We were driving straight by the sign posting for Restenneth Priory near Forfar so I had to go there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10738\" style=\"width: 5184px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0993.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10738\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0993.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0993.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0993-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0993-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restenneth Priory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10744\" style=\"width: 5184px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1045.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10744\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1045.jpg\" alt=\"Broughty Ferry\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1045.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1045-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1045-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hotel Broughty Ferry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wow! We were speechless when we walked into our room. It was huge! And the fixtures in the bathroom were gold plated! 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We enjoyed our bottle of Moet and Chandon then walked over to the railway station to get an idea how long it would take us to get there since we would be taking the 10:34 from Broughty Ferry to Dundee the next morning. It was about a 10 minute walk at the most so now we could set out to explore.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m27!1m12!1m3!1d2204.1800533477385!2d-2.8780877548350077!3d56.46465909405094!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m12!3e2!4m4!1s0x48865e9da9335ffb%3A0x2f8caf8b72663e3e!3m2!1d56.4689306!2d-2.8814854999999997!4m5!1s0x0%3A0xf58e8c2cc9c8a159!2sBroughty+Castle+Museum!3m2!1d56.4634274!2d-2.8700854!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1444408441850\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From the railway station we walked to the Firth of Tay to Broughty Castle. It was too late to visit the museum located there but we had time before we moved on to our next destination so could work it in.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10742\" style=\"width: 5184px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10742 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1022.jpg\" alt=\"Borughty Castle\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1022.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1022-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughty Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m25!1m12!1m3!1d4407.4174114574225!2d-2.8938399108732793!3d56.47277919203115!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m10!3e2!4m4!1s0x48865e9da9335ffb%3A0x2f8caf8b72663e3e!3m2!1d56.4689306!2d-2.8814854999999997!4m3!3m2!1d56.476640499999995!2d-2.8897082!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1444408563746\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After a short pitstop at the hotel to use the toilet, we walked up Claypotts Road to take our time and see the castle there without cars running us over.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10743\" style=\"width: 3456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1040.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10743 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1040-e1444345295364.jpg\" alt=\"Claypots Castle\" width=\"3456\" height=\"5184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1040-e1444345295364.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1040-e1444345295364-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1040-e1444345295364-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3456px) 100vw, 3456px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Claypotts Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I knew the hotel was in between these two castles and within walking distance but I&#8217;m really glad we took advantage of a nice evening to visit both.<\/p>\n<p>We had supper in the hotel&#8217;s bar (the restaurant upstairs was full) and sat at a table next to a couple from Montrose. When we mentioned that we were meeting up with my crime-writer friend,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrislongmuir.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Longmuir<\/a>, the next day for a tour of Dundee focusing on locations she used in her books, they knew her &#8211; well, at least knew of her.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Scotland 2015 &#8211; Sept 19, 2015 Over breakfast we decided to visit a few more Pictish Stones and Stone Circles on our way south to Broughty Ferry, stopping first at The Maiden Stone. After we said our goodbyes and got on the road, I remembered when we were over in 2013 David asking if we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=10340\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#Scotland 2015 Day 9 &#8211; Kennethmont to Broughty Ferry<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[906,903,819,44,835,145,907],"tags":[908,256,905,1003,820],"class_list":["post-10340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broughty-ferry","category-pictish-stones","category-recumbent","category-scotland","category-standing-stones","category-stone-circle","category-wardhouse-mansion","tag-broughty-ferry","tag-kennethmont","tag-pictish-stones","tag-scotland","tag-stone-circles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>#Scotland 2015 Day 9 - Kennethmont to Broughty Ferry - Celtic Connexions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Despite a number of diversions to see other points of interest, Broughty Ferry was our destination for tonight and two more here. 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