Crathes

As I said, the castle had a great tour which we found interesting and humorous. Sadly, no interior photos allowed. But the gardens were also interesting. I especially loved the way the trees were sculpted to form exotic shapes.

I am always interested in construction details. Just one of the many I photographed during our visit.

From the castle looking down to the gardens.

At the corner of the garden was this small tower. There was no explanation as to its function, presumable a watch tower in earlier use.

Gnarly tree I quite liked the shape and texture of.

And finally a nice bench in the corner of a plaza. Many of the plazas are paved with stone, but the gardeners use even the spaces between the stones for garden plants ... like here.