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  1. Happier Cairngorm news last Saturday.
    The quine wi the urn oan her heid had an unusual choice of hat on games day...
    ...the Tartan Army has a lot to answer for 🤣.

    #Tomintoul #Cairngorms

  2. Happier Cairngorm news last Saturday.
    The quine wi the urn oan her heid had an unusual choice of hat on games day...
    ...the Tartan Army has a lot to answer for 🤣.

    #Tomintoul #Cairngorms

  3. Tomintoul Highland Games day
    A smirr o rain.
    Supposed to be getting warmer in afternoon.

    Overheard in shop

    "It's nae bikini weather" 🤣

    #Tomintoul #HighlandGames #Scotland #Weather

  4. Tomintoul Highland Games day
    A smirr o rain.
    Supposed to be getting warmer in afternoon.

    Overheard in shop

    "It's nae bikini weather" 🤣

    #Tomintoul #HighlandGames #Scotland #Weather

  5. Here's the prices of admission

    Adult £10 Child £5 Senior £5 Bairns 0

    Bairns = 0-4

    #Tomintoul #HighlandGanes #Scotland

  6. Here's the prices of admission

    Adult £10 Child £5 Senior £5 Bairns 0

    Bairns = 0-4

    #Tomintoul #HighlandGanes #Scotland

  7. Think this was part of the Duke of Gordon's original "plan" for Tomintoul - a planned village. Big cross through it, guess there must be a plan b later somewhere. Main Street ended up being over a mile long.

    #Tomintoul #Tomintoul250 #TownPlanning

  8. Think this was part of the Duke of Gordon's original "plan" for Tomintoul - a planned village. Big cross through it, guess there must be a plan b later somewhere. Main Street ended up being over a mile long.

    #Tomintoul #Tomintoul250 #TownPlanning

  9. A place dear to my heart has a very special birthday. It was founded over two centuries ago.

    Yes, that's right. We're celebrating 250 years of Tomintoul in Moray in the highlands of Scotland.

    Happy birthday Tomintoul!🎉

    Tomintoul250 - Tomintoul250.org.uk
    tomintoul250.org.uk/

    #Tomintoul #Tomintoul250 #Moray #Scotland

  10. A place dear to my heart has a very special birthday. It was founded over two centuries ago.

    Yes, that's right. We're celebrating 250 years of Tomintoul in Moray in the highlands of Scotland.

    Happy birthday Tomintoul!🎉

    Tomintoul250 - Tomintoul250.org.uk
    tomintoul250.org.uk/

    #Tomintoul #Tomintoul250 #Moray #Scotland

  11. Sean Batty of STV weather was in Tomintoul today. There were icicles over a metre long hanging from buildings on Main Street. 🥶

    #Tomintoul #Icicle #Ice #Cold #Weather #SeanBatty #STV

  12. Sean Batty of STV weather was in Tomintoul today. There were icicles over a metre long hanging from buildings on Main Street. 🥶

    #Tomintoul #Icicle #Ice #Cold #Weather #SeanBatty #STV

  13. BBC News: World's strongest man and British shot put record holder Capes dies
    RIP Geoff Capes
    He used to be a regular in the heavies events at Tomintoul Highland Games. Even more impressive in person and in a kilt.
    bbc.com/sport/athletics/articl
    #GeoffCapes #Tomintoul

  14. BBC News: World's strongest man and British shot put record holder Capes dies
    RIP Geoff Capes
    He used to be a regular in the heavies events at Tomintoul Highland Games. Even more impressive in person and in a kilt.
    bbc.com/sport/athletics/articl
    #GeoffCapes #Tomintoul

  15. Had to laugh at this Highland Games results page. Wonder if the dancing secretary put it together 🤣 💃

    #Tomintoul #HighlandGames

  16. Had to laugh at this Highland Games results page. Wonder if the dancing secretary put it together 🤣 💃

    #Tomintoul #HighlandGames

  17. Exciting Highland Games news. For the first time the #Tomintoul Highland Games
    "New for 2024 are Open Female Heavy and Open Junior Light competitions, both subject to RSHGA rules...
    ..
    Open Female Heavy Competition involving the light hammer, light stone, 28lb weight for distance, weight over the bar & caber.
    "
    Good to see them trying out new events on the circuit. Hope the weather holds up on 20th July🤞
    #Women #Sport #HighlandGames
    tomintoulhighlandgames.co.uk/h

  18. Exciting Highland Games news. For the first time the #Tomintoul Highland Games
    "New for 2024 are Open Female Heavy and Open Junior Light competitions, both subject to RSHGA rules...
    ..
    Open Female Heavy Competition involving the light hammer, light stone, 28lb weight for distance, weight over the bar & caber.
    "
    Good to see them trying out new events on the circuit. Hope the weather holds up on 20th July🤞
    #Women #Sport #HighlandGames
    tomintoulhighlandgames.co.uk/h

  19. A 2 day trip with Moray to explore above the Ailnack Gorge in the Cairngorms. Wow, it's Scotland's biggest glacial meltwater channel, at 10km long & over 100m deep in places. Most of the way no path, just following sheep tracks or ploughing through heather or bog. Quite tricky to photograph that sort of scenery and also get a dog (safely) in the pic. We camped upstream where it was safe to descend & cross.

    #AilnackGorge #Tomintoul #Cairngorms #Scotland #HikingWithDogs #DogsOfMastodon #Kelpie

  20. A 2 day trip with Moray to explore above the Ailnack Gorge in the Cairngorms. Wow, it's Scotland's biggest glacial meltwater channel, at 10km long & over 100m deep in places. Most of the way no path, just following sheep tracks or ploughing through heather or bog. Quite tricky to photograph that sort of scenery and also get a dog (safely) in the pic. We camped upstream where it was safe to descend & cross.

    #AilnackGorge #Tomintoul #Cairngorms #Scotland #HikingWithDogs #DogsOfMastodon #Kelpie

  21. Tomintoul: Government-funded eco village plagued with heating problems leaves families in fuel poverty | STV News
    Shame about the teething problems which I hope get resolved but the houses are innovative in their own way as buildings in character with the older surroundings and people weren't allowed to buy them as second homes. Badly needed modern housing in rural Scotland.
    news.stv.tv/north/tomintoul-go
    #Tomintoul #Scotland #Housing #FuelPoverty #Village

  22. Tomintoul: Government-funded eco village plagued with heating problems leaves families in fuel poverty | STV News
    Shame about the teething problems which I hope get resolved but the houses are innovative in their own way as buildings in character with the older surroundings and people weren't allowed to buy them as second homes. Badly needed modern housing in rural Scotland.
    news.stv.tv/north/tomintoul-go
    #Tomintoul #Scotland #Housing #FuelPoverty #Village

  23. Tomintoul Memorial Hall (Richmond Memorial Hall) | War Imperial War Museums
    Names of the war dead on #Tomintoul Memorial Hall #RemembranceSunday
    iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memo

  24. Tomintoul Memorial Hall (Richmond Memorial Hall) | War Imperial War Museums
    Names of the war dead on #Tomintoul Memorial Hall #RemembranceSunday
    iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memo

  25. Random #Tomintoul nostalgia

    "Nice to handle
    Nice to hold
    If you break it
    Consider it sold"

    Sticker in the old #JimmyRoss days in the #PostOffice. Next to racks of tourist souvenirs made of pottery/glass anything that would make a satisfying smash when dropped onto hard floors.

  26. Random #Tomintoul nostalgia

    "Nice to handle
    Nice to hold
    If you break it
    Consider it sold"

    Sticker in the old #JimmyRoss days in the #PostOffice. Next to racks of tourist souvenirs made of pottery/glass anything that would make a satisfying smash when dropped onto hard floors.

  27. BBC News: Veteran broadcaster Robbie Shepherd dies aged 87.

    RIP. Apart from his radio work he used to be the stadium commentator for the #Tomintoul Highland Games. A grand job he made of it. A sad loss to lovers of the #Doric tongue.
    #RobbieShepherd
    bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-nor

  28. BBC News: Veteran broadcaster Robbie Shepherd dies aged 87.

    RIP. Apart from his radio work he used to be the stadium commentator for the #Tomintoul Highland Games. A grand job he made of it. A sad loss to lovers of the #Doric tongue.
    #RobbieShepherd
    bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-nor

  29. Tomintoul Games - Fun
    "It isn't all serious competition with a few entertaining events including:The Barrel Race - the aim is to push a whisky barrel (empty!) uphill as fast as possible using only a broom handle. This event is, we think, unique to Tomintoul and originated in distilleries where the warehousemen indulged in a little light relief at lunch time competing against one another..."
    #Tomintoul #Whisky #Distillery #TheBarrelRace
    tomintoulhighlandgames.co.uk/w

  30. Tomintoul Games - Fun
    "It isn't all serious competition with a few entertaining events including:The Barrel Race - the aim is to push a whisky barrel (empty!) uphill as fast as possible using only a broom handle. This event is, we think, unique to Tomintoul and originated in distilleries where the warehousemen indulged in a little light relief at lunch time competing against one another..."
    #Tomintoul #Whisky #Distillery #TheBarrelRace
    tomintoulhighlandgames.co.uk/w

  31. Tomintoul Games
    Tomintoul Highland Games today it's been going for over 175 years. Fingers crossed for the weather 🤞
    #Tomintoul
    tomintoulhighlandgames.co.uk/

  32. Tomintoul Games
    Tomintoul Highland Games today it's been going for over 175 years. Fingers crossed for the weather 🤞
    #Tomintoul
    tomintoulhighlandgames.co.uk/

  33. CW: Piper Alpha victim gravestone

    REMEMBERING
    WITH LOVE
    PETER JOHN GRANT
    OF
    NAEVIEW, NORTH KESSOCK
    TRAGICALLY LOST ON
    PIPER ALPHA
    6TH JULY 1988, AGED 31 YEARS
    DARLING HUSBAND
    AND DEAREST FRIEND OF
    MOIRA ANNE SIM

    🙏 #PiperAlpha #PeterGrant #Tomintoul

  34. CW: Piper Alpha victim gravestone

    REMEMBERING
    WITH LOVE
    PETER JOHN GRANT
    OF
    NAEVIEW, NORTH KESSOCK
    TRAGICALLY LOST ON
    PIPER ALPHA
    6TH JULY 1988, AGED 31 YEARS
    DARLING HUSBAND
    AND DEAREST FRIEND OF
    MOIRA ANNE SIM

    🙏 #PiperAlpha #PeterGrant #Tomintoul

  35. 35 years since #PiperAlpha. One of the victims is remembered in the modern #Tomintoul graveyard. A long way from the sea.

  36. CW: Scottish Single Malt, ruined with an inappropriate snack

    Another in an increasingly disappointing occasional series.

    This time, a beautiful Tomintoul 14 Port Finish - which I might well have mentioned before. It's another natural colour, non-chill filtered delight. Think of it as a port bomb, in the same way a sherry bomb would be.

    It's lovely stuff, especially given a small spoon of water and a good fifteen minutes to sit there and relax.

    I need to try a Tomintoul that's just from bourbon casks as a comparison.

    The cake? That's my mother-in-law's special coffee & walnut cake.

    It's special because she knows I like good whisky, so she put some Famous Grouse in it...

    #whisky #singlemalt #tomintoul #cake

  37. Found out my #Tomintoul granny threw dynamite over the side of the Grantown-on-Spey bridge 😳💣. Her dad had been a foreman on the roads and had some left-over dynamite in a shed. When he died she took it (sticks?) by car and threw it down into the river. Now have visions of a #BridgeOverTheRiverKwai ending scenario over the #Spey - bomber Bessie 🤣
    #GrantownOnSpey.

  38. Christening the new arrival #Scalan - in honour of the historically significant seminary. It kept the pilot light of #Scottish #Catholic faith alive during dark days. Deliberately tucked away in the middle of nowhere #BraesOfGlenlivet near #Tomintoul. If you didn't know it was there, you wouldn't. Handy name for a machine that will be hidden away...quietly getting along doing the Lord's work.
    #Scotland #History
    youtu.be/nuWgkeuhOiY
    scalan.co.uk/

  39. A distant relative died recently in her 90s. Another of the #Tomintoul diaspora. She came to #Glasgow in the 1950s and worked as a community midwife...in the #Gorbals. And yes she got about the #NoMeanCity streets on a bicycle. Respect 👊. She donated her midwife's bag
    (something straight out of #MaryPoppins) to Glasgow Women's Library @womenslibrary... and a "string bag"...to use in weighing the bairns👶 🤣
    RIP #MarjoryDallas
    womenslibrary.org.uk/discover-