Lonach Highlanders

[1] The principal aims of the Society are the preservation of Highland dress and the Gaelic language; to support loyal, peaceable manly conduct and the promotion of social and benevolent feelings among the inhabitants of this district.

However, the Strathdon (and Aberdeenshire) dialect of Gaelic has become extinct since their formation so it is arguable how successful they have been in that aim.

At various points along the route from Bellabeg to Strathdon, the column stops for a "wee dram" (of Scotch whisky).

This is led by the patron of the Lonach Highland and Friendly Society, part of the Forbes clan.

The Highlanders set up camp at Braemar Castle re-enacting an occasion that last happened during the reign of Queen Victoria.