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Logie House, built in a Scottish Baronial style.

Logie House is a house and gardens built in Baronial style, near Forres in Scotland.

History

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Logie House was begun for the son of the Cumming family as a tower house in the 16th 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]

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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The entrance to Logie Steading.

Logie Steading is comprimised of a collection of sandstone farm buildings attached to Logie House and estate. It was built in the 1920's 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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Randolph's Leap on the River Findhorn.

This part of the Findhorn, the area around Logie House and Gardens, is renowned for its dramatic rocks, cliffs and waterfalls, and pine forest. Important wildlife, such as Lesser black-backed gulls, woodpeckers and red squirrels, frequent the area.[7]

Reference

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  1. ^ "LOGIE HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALL, GREENHOUSE AND GATEPIERS".
  2. ^ a b "Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Moray - NJ05SW0002 - LOGIE HOUSE". online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  3. ^ "Logie House Garden". Historic Houses. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  4. ^ The Illustrated London News. Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 1871.
  5. ^ "Logie House Garden". Historic Houses. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  6. ^ Roe, Christian (2023-11-06). "Longhorn Cattle - Logie Steading, Forres Scotland". Logie. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  7. ^ "Randolph's Leap from Logie Steading". Walkhighlands. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
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