published in 1932, Gibbon died in 1935. 1935. in died Gibbon 1932, in published Deyn) and her intense passion for life, the unsettled Ewan Ewan unsettled the life, for passion intense her and Deyn)

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‘Sunset Song’ the first book in his his in book first the Song’ ‘Sunset devastation of war and pays fine tribute to the endurance endurance the to tribute fine pays and war of devastation

vivid imaginative power in his novel novel his in power imaginative vivid auteur, Terence Davies, SUNSET SONG laments the the laments SONG SUNSET Davies, Terence auteur,

memory, were later recreated with with recreated later were memory, Told with gritty poetic realism by Britain’s greatest living living greatest Britain’s by realism poetic gritty with Told

sounds of that time etched in his his in etched time that of sounds

and places, sights, smells and and smells sights, places, and (SUNSHINE ON LEITH). ON (SUNSHINE

writings later in life. The people people The life. in later writings (TYRANNOSAUR, WAR HORSE) and Kevin Guthrie Guthrie Kevin and HORSE) WAR (TYRANNOSAUR,

be a profound influence on his his on influence profound a be Coen Brothers’ forthcoming HAIL, CAESAR), Peter Mullan Mullan Peter CAESAR), HAIL, forthcoming Brothers’ Coen

thoughts and beliefs and was to to was and beliefs and thoughts SUNSET SONG stars Agyness Deyn (PUSHER and the the and (PUSHER Deyn Agyness stars SONG SUNSET

rural community shaped his his shaped community rural

formative years. Life in this small small this in Life years. formative held in November before general release in December. December. in release general before November in held

of the Mearns where he spent his his spent he where Mearns the of

A special Scottish Premiere and preview screenings were were screenings preview and Premiere Scottish special A The Grassic Gibbon Centre. Image courtesy of

moved to Arbuthnott in the Howe Howe the in Arbuthnott to moved emotional scale and deeply romantic at its core. its at romantic deeply and scale emotional Festival where it screened in Official Competition. Competition. Official in screened it where Festival

Aberdeenshire croft of Hillhead of Seggat and and Seggat of Hillhead of croft Aberdeenshire land in looking to the future. SUNSET SONG is an epic in in epic an is SONG SUNSET future. the to looking in land Festival followed by a UK Premiere at the BFI London Film Film London BFI the at Premiere UK a by followed Festival

Lewis Grassic Gibbon was born in 1901 in the the in 1901 in born was Gibbon Grassic Lewis remarkable strength, she is able to draw from the ancient ancient the from draw to able is she strength, remarkable World Premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Film International Toronto 2015 the at Premiere World

Chris endures the great hardships. Now a woman of of woman a Now hardships. great the endures Chris through Metrodome Distribution. The film received its its received film The Distribution. Metrodome through

pen name Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Gibbon. Grassic Lewis name pen the harshest possible way. Yet, in a final moment of grace, grace, of moment final a in Yet, way. possible harshest the set for release in the UK and Ireland on 4 December 2015 2015 December 4 on Ireland and UK the in release for set

changing modern world to bear on this community in in community this on bear to world modern changing classic novel by Scottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon, is is Gibbon, Grassic Lewis writer Scottish by novel classic the Mearns, is better known by his his by known better is Mearns, the

of the First World War is felt from afar, bringing the rapidly rapidly the bringing afar, from felt is War World First the of ambitious film to date, SUNSET SONG, adapted from the the from adapted SONG, SUNSET date, to film ambitious

James Leslie Mitchell, the novelist of of novelist the Mitchell, Leslie James

(Kevin Guthrie) and for the unforgiving land. The impact impact The land. unforgiving the for and Guthrie) (Kevin Renowned British filmmaker Terence Davies’ most most Davies’ Terence filmmaker British Renowned

FILMING ‘SUNSET SONG’ SONG’ ‘SUNSET FILMING AND ABERDEENSHIRE ABERDEENSHIRE AND LEWIS GRASSIC GIBBON GIBBON GRASSIC LEWIS

This map has been created by VisitScotland in ABERDEENSHIRE association with Metrodome. Here are some website links which provide more details about Explore Aberdeenshire’s inspiring the film and the locations: SUNSET SONG natural landscapes from the epic Film, Tourism & Regional Information: north east coastline, including www.metrodomegroup.com www.filminginscotland.com the Banffshire coast, to beautiful www.visitscotland.com/films FILM MAP Royal Deeside and the stunning www.visitscotland.com/aberdeenshire Location Information: Cairngorms National Park. www.ballogie-estate.co.uk www.grassicgibbon.com The region has ancient castles, idyllic towns and SEE THE FILM villages and stunning countryside to explore, which www.glentanar.co.uk is home to a variety of wildlife. Discover www.glenmuick.com THEN VISIT THE clifftops, coves and beaches and explore www.invercauld.estate traditional fishing villages - or unravel www.arbuthnottbervieandkinneff.org.uk ABERDEENSHIRE LOCATIONS a dramatic past through Scotland’s /arbuthnott-history Castle Trail. You’ll find everything www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk from rugged ruins to grand /fettercairn/fettercairn fortresses and royal residences. SunsetSongFilm @SunsetSongFilm Head into Aberdeen city to find award-winning restaurants, fantastic shopping and a vibrant nightlife. Aberdeen offers a wealth of history and culture including fantastic galleries, museums and historical buildings, as well as a superb beach just a short walk from the city centre.

This map has been created to show the locations in Aberdeenshire which were used in the making of the Sunset Song movie as well as the importance of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s classic novel and his place in Scotland’s rich literary history.

©VisitScotland 2015 All information is provided for general reference purpose only and is correct at time of publication. VisitScotland accepts no responsibility for any error or misrepresentation and excludes all liability for loss or damage caused by any reliance placed on the information contained in this publication. Please check attraction opening times before visiting. Designed by darlingforsyth.com

published in 1932, Gibbon died in 1935. 1935. in died Gibbon 1932, in published Deyn) and her intense passion for life, the unsettled Ewan Ewan unsettled the life, for passion intense her and Deyn)

twentieth century, ‘A Scots Quair’. Sunset Song was was Song Sunset Quair’. Scots ‘A century, twentieth SONG is driven by the young heroine Chris (Agyness (Agyness Chris heroine young the by driven is SONG

trilogy about life in the early part of the the of part early the in life about trilogy of the land. Set in a rural Scottish community, SUNSET SUNSET community, Scottish rural a in Set land. the of

‘Sunset Song’ the first book in his his in book first the Song’ ‘Sunset devastation of war and pays fine tribute to the endurance endurance the to tribute fine pays and war of devastation

vivid imaginative power in his novel novel his in power imaginative vivid auteur, Terence Davies, SUNSET SONG laments the the laments SONG SUNSET Davies, Terence auteur,

memory, were later recreated with with recreated later were memory, Told with gritty poetic realism by Britain’s greatest living living greatest Britain’s by realism poetic gritty with Told

sounds of that time etched in his his in etched time that of sounds

and places, sights, smells and and smells sights, places, and (SUNSHINE ON LEITH). ON (SUNSHINE

writings later in life. The people people The life. in later writings (TYRANNOSAUR, WAR HORSE) and Kevin Guthrie Guthrie Kevin and HORSE) WAR (TYRANNOSAUR,

be a profound influence on his his on influence profound a be Coen Brothers’ forthcoming HAIL, CAESAR), Peter Mullan Mullan Peter CAESAR), HAIL, forthcoming Brothers’ Coen

thoughts and beliefs and was to to was and beliefs and thoughts SUNSET SONG stars Agyness Deyn (PUSHER and the the and (PUSHER Deyn Agyness stars SONG SUNSET

rural community shaped his his shaped community rural

formative years. Life in this small small this in Life years. formative held in November before general release in December. December. in release general before November in held

of the Mearns where he spent his his spent he where Mearns the of

A special Scottish Premiere and preview screenings were were screenings preview and Premiere Scottish special A The Grassic Gibbon Centre. Image courtesy of

moved to Arbuthnott in the Howe Howe the in Arbuthnott to moved emotional scale and deeply romantic at its core. its at romantic deeply and scale emotional Festival where it screened in Official Competition. Competition. Official in screened it where Festival

Aberdeenshire croft of Hillhead of Seggat and and Seggat of Hillhead of croft Aberdeenshire land in looking to the future. SUNSET SONG is an epic in in epic an is SONG SUNSET future. the to looking in land Festival followed by a UK Premiere at the BFI London Film Film London BFI the at Premiere UK a by followed Festival

Lewis Grassic Gibbon was born in 1901 in the the in 1901 in born was Gibbon Grassic Lewis remarkable strength, she is able to draw from the ancient ancient the from draw to able is she strength, remarkable World Premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Film International Toronto 2015 the at Premiere World

Chris endures the great hardships. Now a woman of of woman a Now hardships. great the endures Chris through Metrodome Distribution. The film received its its received film The Distribution. Metrodome through

pen name Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Gibbon. Grassic Lewis name pen the harshest possible way. Yet, in a final moment of grace, grace, of moment final a in Yet, way. possible harshest the set for release in the UK and Ireland on 4 December 2015 2015 December 4 on Ireland and UK the in release for set

changing modern world to bear on this community in in community this on bear to world modern changing classic novel by Scottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon, is is Gibbon, Grassic Lewis writer Scottish by novel classic the Mearns, is better known by his his by known better is Mearns, the

of the First World War is felt from afar, bringing the rapidly rapidly the bringing afar, from felt is War World First the of ambitious film to date, SUNSET SONG, adapted from the the from adapted SONG, SUNSET date, to film ambitious

James Leslie Mitchell, the novelist of of novelist the Mitchell, Leslie James

(Kevin Guthrie) and for the unforgiving land. The impact impact The land. unforgiving the for and Guthrie) (Kevin Renowned British filmmaker Terence Davies’ most most Davies’ Terence filmmaker British Renowned

FILMING ‘SUNSET SONG’ SONG’ ‘SUNSET FILMING AND ABERDEENSHIRE ABERDEENSHIRE AND LEWIS GRASSIC GIBBON GIBBON GRASSIC LEWIS

This map has been created by VisitScotland in ABERDEENSHIRE association with Metrodome. Here are some website links which provide more details about Explore Aberdeenshire’s inspiring the film and the locations: SUNSET SONG natural landscapes from the epic Film, Tourism & Regional Information: north east coastline, including www.metrodomegroup.com www.filminginscotland.com the Banffshire coast, to beautiful www.visitscotland.com/films FILM MAP Royal Deeside and the stunning www.visitscotland.com/aberdeenshire Location Information: Cairngorms National Park. www.ballogie-estate.co.uk www.grassicgibbon.com The region has ancient castles, idyllic towns and SEE THE FILM villages and stunning countryside to explore, which www.glentanar.co.uk is home to a variety of wildlife. Discover www.glenmuick.com THEN VISIT THE clifftops, coves and beaches and explore www.invercauld.estate traditional fishing villages - or unravel www.arbuthnottbervieandkinneff.org.uk ABERDEENSHIRE LOCATIONS a dramatic past through Scotland’s /arbuthnott-history Castle Trail. You’ll find everything www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk from rugged ruins to grand /fettercairn/fettercairn fortresses and royal residences. SunsetSongFilm @SunsetSongFilm Head into Aberdeen city to find award-winning restaurants, fantastic shopping and a vibrant nightlife. Aberdeen offers a wealth of history and culture including fantastic galleries, museums and historical buildings, as well as a superb beach just a short walk from the city centre.

This map has been created to show the locations in Aberdeenshire which were used in the making of the Sunset Song movie as well as the importance of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s classic novel and his place in Scotland’s rich literary history.

©VisitScotland 2015 All information is provided for general reference purpose only and is correct at time of publication. VisitScotland accepts no responsibility for any error or misrepresentation and excludes all liability for loss or damage caused by any reliance placed on the information contained in this publication. Please check attraction opening times before visiting. Designed by darlingforsyth.com BASED ON THE CLASSIC NOVEL BY ABERDEEN LEWIS GRASSIC GIBBON, FILMED ON LOCATION IN ABERDEENSHIRE SUNSET SONG A90

ABOYNE A93 to BALLOGIE ESTATE BIRSEMORE LOCH BANCHORY Braemar A93 BALLATER BIRSEMORE LOCH INVERCAULD ESTATE, BALLOGIE ESTATE, A beautiful man made loch where NEAR BRAEMAR heron, red squirrels, mallard ducks NEAR ABOYNE and roe deer are frequent visitors. Invercauld Estate, owned by the Enjoy a walk around the loch and Dating from 1850, Ballogie Estate covers Farquharson family for many centuries, is in look out for the wooden boat 6000 acres on beautiful Royal Deeside. Visitors can enjoy the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, house and 2 small islands. walking, fishing, traditional sporting activities and wildlife in Royal Deeside. Native Caledonian Scots spotting, or browsing locally created artworks in the estate’s Pine merge into rolling heather covered Butterworth Gallery. Ballogie also offers a range of holiday mountains leading up to a number of GLENMUICK ESTATE, GLEN TANAR ESTATE, accommodation, from cosy cottages and farm steadings to the A957 Munros. Walkers can enjoy being amongst grand estate house set amidst stunning countryside. some of the country’s finest scenery NEAR BALLATER NEAR ABOYNE whilst having the chance to view some of STONEHAVEN our more elusive wildlife including eagles, The standing stones were created on the Glen Tanar - the old school house - Chris red squirrels, ptarmigan, red and roe deer. Glenmuick estate. studies here with dreams of being a teacher. The estate offers holiday accommodation Situated in a beautiful glen at the heart of Royal overlooking the River Dee, including Glenmuick estate is situated in the heart of Deeside and within the spectacular Cairngorms cottages, caravan and Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms National National Park, Glen Tanar Estate offers some of camping facilities - plus Park. The14,000 acre estate is filled with all A90 Scotland’s most stunning scenery. There is a Invercauld is world the wildlife and epic landscapes that make wide choice of outdoor activities such renowned for grouse Scotland such a truly special place. It is home as walking, mountain biking, horse shoots, deer stalking to red squirrels, game, red and roe deer, grouse, riding and traditional sporting and salmon fishing. salmon and sea trout and visitors might even A92 spot golden eagle, capercaillie and wild cat. activities as well as guided Glenmuick welcomes responsible Land Rover safaris. The wildlife access, with the House of photography hides are very ARBUTHNOTT © Angus McNicol Glenmuick and holiday cottages popular where you can spot also available to rent while golden eagles, peregrine falcons enjoying many of the sporting & black grouse. B966 B967 pursuits across the estate. GRASSIC GIBBON FETTERCAIRN CENTRE, ARBUTHNOTT FETTERCAIRN VILLAGE Visitor Centre dedicated to Lewis Grassic Gibbon B966 B9120 Chris and Ewan meet amidst a flock of sheep situated in the heart of the countryside epitomised as running through the village. Kinraddie in Sunset Song. A92 Fettercairn is a glorious little village with origins dating back over a thousand years. By the mid 1600s Fettercairn was a thriving place, though this came to a sudden - if temporary - halt when the village was sacked and burned by the army of the Marquis of Montrose in 1645. ARBUTHNOTT CHURCH A92 Rebuilt, largely from a reddish sandstone, many A90 The family attend regular church services along of the village’s buildings are listed, including with the rest of the villagers and farm workers. a number of those gathered around The The Church is one of the oldest in Scotland dating Square, the home of the traditional markets back to the pre reformation days. Consecrated in 1242 held here. Fettercairn is also home to the church was dedicated to the memory of St Ternan. Fettercairn Distillery, one of the oldest The oldest part of the building is the chancel, with the rest licenced distilleries in Scotland and which is Picture: Robert Howarth of the building added around 1500. Services of worship are held open to visitors. on Sundays at 10am. In a corner of the churchyard lies James Leslie Mitchell’s (Lewis Grassic Gibbon) memorial in the shape of an open book with the inscription “And I will give you the morning star”. MONTROSE This leaflet is printed on recycled content paper. VisitScotland is committed to ensuring that our environment, upon which our tourism is so dependent, is safe guarded for future generations to enjoy.