Tea, scones and Sunset Song

Enjoy free tea and scones and a talk on the Royal Deeside buildings used in the recent filming of the north-east’s classic novel Sunset Song.

Director, Terence Davies, chose to film his intimate epic of hope, tragedy and love at the dawning of the Great War, not in the Mearns where Lewis Grassic Gibbon set the original, but in the protected environment of the Cairngorms National Park.

The ancient architecture of the Park provides a powerful backdrop for the film and gives the right setting for young Chris Guthrie’s endurance against the harshness of rural Scotland and her struggle between tradition and change.

In an entertaining talk, Professor of History of Art at Aberdeen University, Jane Geddes will explore the different approaches to architecture by Grassic Gibbon in Sunset Song, Nikolaus Pevsner in Buildings of Scotland and by Terence Davies in his film.

Each man’s story is driven by a sense of place but what unites these three, is a sense of exile.  

Tea and scones from 4pm followed by Jane’s talk at 4.30pm.

To book a place (so we know how many scones to bake) please ring Braemar Castle on 013397 41219 or email info@braemarcastle.co.uk.

The event is free event and donations are welcome. Booking essential - number above. ​