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Photographs
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© Elizabeth
Thornton, .June 2008
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Granny McEachern summons
her three grandsons to Drumore Castle (modeled on Dunottar
Castle, the ruins of which you can see in this photograph )
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Not the easiest place
to get to! A long climb down to sea level then another climb
up to the castle. And then you have to come back!
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The old Ship Inn on
Stonehaven Harbor, the model of the inn in Chapter One. We
stopped here for fish and chips.
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Stonehaven Harbor on
a calm day. Where is everybody? In the pub?
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More photographs
of key places in the story will be published when The
Runaway McBride is released in
February 2009.
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The
opening scene of the second book in the series takes place
in Balmoral Castle, Queen Victoria's favorite home, and is followed
by a chase in the surrounding
countryside.
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Station Museum, Ballater.
Victoria arrives. See the opulant royal train in the background.
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The Royal Flush! The
toilet in the Queen's Waiting Room at Ballater Station Museum.
Preserved for posterity.
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Royal Washhand basin at Ballater Station Museum.
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The Queen's carriage
for the drive to Balmoral Castle sits on display in Ballater
Station Museum.
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Balmoral Castle and the Clock Tower
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Balmoral Castle & Gardens
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Balmoral Castle - a shot goes off in the ballroom and the panicked mob rushes outside.
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A chase scene over the
hills to Braemar.
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