All pages › article
Bennachie Gardens
Jock o' Bennachie welcomes you to 'Things that Grow' with lots of fun and exciting activities to do outside or inside, things to grow or make.
Source: https://www.juniorbailies.org.uk/bennachie-gardens.html
Link audit: 1 flagged link on this page — 1 broken. Badges are marked inline below; full list in BROKEN-LINKS.md.
Over 2000 years ago people either collected and grew their food on the lower slopes of Bennachie. In the 1800s a group of people called the Colonists lived on the slopes of the hill.
Today you can still see the remains of their homes if you follow the Colony Trail starting at the Bennachie Visitor Centre. It was a tough life, and most homes had a kailyard or kitchen garden. The Bailies have recreated a Kailyard at Shepherd’s Lodge. In this kailyard, you will see gooseberries, raspberries blackcurrants and rhubarb, the colonists would have also planted potatoes, kale and turnips and oats in the fields nearby.
Bennachie Gardens ( Enlarge )
Bennachie Gardens ( Enlarge )
404
Learn More On The Bailies of Bennachie Web Site - Recreating a Kailyard (Kitchen Garden)
This is part of the Things That Grow information.