Leith Hall was used as a hospital during the Great War, as this plaque commemorates:-

The Hall contains some elegant furniture.

A Table:-

A desk with the headboard of a bed behind it:-

The lace bedspread was notable:-

The pattern stands out more from this angle:-

The Leith-Hay family was “out” in 1745. Items of Jacobite Memorabilia commemorate this:-

Also on display was Napoleon’s scarf. One of the Laith-Hays served in the Peninsular War:-

Leith Hall is a country house near Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire. It was the home of the Leith-Hay family for nearly 300 years but is now run by the National Trust for Scotland. Since we were in the area last August we took the chance to visit it.

The Hall from the approach road:-

Back of house:-

At each side of the entrance gate to the Hall’s garden are Pictish Symbol Stones:-

Its gardens are nicely laid out.

Garden pathways:-

Feature wall:-