Ardkinglas - The Biography of a Highland Estate Paperback
Ardkinglas - The Biography of a Highland Estate Paperback Ardkinglas is a 45,000-acre estate in Cairndow, a beautiful area of the Highlands at the head of Loch Fyne. The estate has become famous…
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Ardkinglas - The Biography of a Highland Estate Paperback
Ardkinglas is a 45,000-acre estate in Cairndow, a beautiful area of the Highlands at the head of Loch Fyne. The estate has become famous throughout Scotland andbeyond for the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar, founded by Christina Noble's brother, Johnny. Sir Andrew Noble, the author'sgreat-grandfather, bought the estate in 1905 and his family have run it ever since.
This is not a nostalgicmemoir of the Noble family, a Downton Abbey saga of life in 'The Big House'.Christina Noble's aim is to try to capture the feeling of what it was like for all of the community, employers and employees, to live on a classic Highland estate during the twentieth century. This book is not just about the Nobles but the communityArdkinglas has become, the people who make and have made it and the story of how they have lived and worked. It is a vivid tale, built up from letters and household diaries covering