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Sam Heughan for Nobleman Issue 25

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NOPE! They are not inside the Murrayfield Stadium as some people think. 🏟️ This is Edinburgh’s most iconic sports venue. These people are at Edinburgh Rugby Team Squad Training place Outside Murrayfield Stadium.

They are here at the Exterior of Murrayfield Rugby Stadium 🏟️

Murrayfield Stadium is a rugby union stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland.

MPC Gala Day 2

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There was talk of a distillery on the land back in 2015 when I first visited the Midhope Castle property.

Anon curious... 2021👈

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Investment as a partner?

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Outlander castle whisky distillery plans get the go ahead

The plans for the distillery, which is on the Hopetoun Estate, were submitted last July.

By Rosalind Erskine

Published 14th Apr 2021

Updated 16 th Apr 2021

Outlander fans know it as Jamie Fraser's home, Lallybroch, but soon Midhope Castle grounds will be home to a new whisky distillery.

As well as building a distillery, the plans include details on restoring the castle, which is currently an empty shell, to eventually include visitor accommodation.

The plans, which were approved on 13 April, show the site will include a 2850sqm distillery building, service buildings, landscaping, an access road and parking.

The Midhope Castle distillery, which will become one of a small number of single malt distilleries in the Lothians, will use barley grown on the Hopetoun Estate, which already has a long tradition of growing and supplying malting barley to the Scottish whisky trade.The distillery plans were submitted in July 2020

Speaking at the time of the plans being submitted, a spokesperson for the Midhope Castle Distillery Company said: “We will set out to design and build a distillery that makes great whisky while addressing sustainability through every element of its architecture, its construction and its operation.

“Con un enfoque innovador en todos los ámbitos, nuestro objetivo sería reducir nuestra huella de carbono de producción al mínimo absoluto, si no a cero.

“We believe that this approach goes hand in hand with producing a distinctive and characterful single malt Scotch Whisky capable of reflecting the qualities and traditions of one of Scotland’s great historic estates.”

A planning statement on behalf of Hopetoun Estates Trust said: “The benefits arising from the proposed development at this site can be delivered in a manner that enhances the setting of the Midhope Castle and surrounding area.

“The proposals provide the opportunity to provide employment within a thoughtfully designed, appropriate development and extends the tourism-offer at Midhope Castle. The development will be complementary to Hopetoun House and the Estate.”

Fans of Outlander flock to the site in their thousands, but can only currently visit the grounds to take pictures of the castle.

Once the development is complete, these visitors will be able to access the repaired parts of the castle, which are set to be revamped to include tasting, meeting and dining rooms.

Initial work is expected to be completed in 2022 with further renovation and repairs to the castle (including accommodation) to take place once the business is established.

The castle lies on the same estate as Hopetoun House with the exterior used as a backdrop in series one and two of Outlander.

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So so good 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 to the maker Pamela Schwantes . Beautifully sad xxxx

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A Happy and Blessed Easter (or other spring festival/contemplative occasion or feast involving eggs...) to you all!

HAPPY EASTER-EGG!

[Excerpt from (Untitled) BOOK TEN, Copyright 2024 Diana Gabaldon]

They stopped for the night near a small creek, having passed the afternoon in silence, and made camp and ate, with no more than the occasional grunt of inquiry and acknowledgement while sharing out the last of the cheese, hard-cooked eggs, and soaking the last of the rock-hard journeycake in the last of the cider.

Finally, William cleared his throat, and Fraser looked at him, one bushy brow cocked.

“We’re following them, aren’t we?”

“There’s only the one road,” Fraser pointed out. “I’d prefer they not be following _us_. And they’ve at least a day’s head start, thank God.”

“True. But still.”

“Still?”

“That prayer,” William blurted. “To Saint Michael. ‘Defend us in battle.’ That wasn’t for the—the dead man and his sons; you said a prayer in Gaelic when we buried them.”

“Aye. It’s called “Soul Leading”—ye say it for a person who’s killed unexpectedly and maybe didna have time to consider his soul and set his mind for the journey onward.”

“Oh.” William found that oddly…not reassuring; there was nothing reassuring in the events of the day—but perhaps…consoling? The notion that one might actually be able to do something for a dead person, other than merely disposing of their remains, was novel, but somewhat comforting. Still…

“So the prayer to St. Michael. Was that for the family, too?”

Fraser made one of his subterranean noises, with what William thought was a tinge of humor.

“No, that one was for us, _a bhalaich_.”

It was nearly dark, and Fraser picked up one of the sticks they’d gathered, broke it in pieces and added them carefully to the fire. The flames swarmed the dry wood and flared high, throwing the man’s face into planes of light and shadow, tinted red.

“I ken ye’re a bonny fighter,” Fraser said casually. “Saw ye on the battlefield, aye? And I’ve seen the way ye move, and handle your sword.” He shoved the last piece of wood into its place and straightened up, turning to William.

“A battle’s not a war, ken?” he said quietly. He turned his head and lifted his chin, indicating the silent ruin in the darkness high above. “That’s war.”

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A decade of these two 🥹

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Filming of S8 underway

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Outlander Season 7B premieres November 2024!!

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Outlander Prequel Casts Major Roles That Will Change Jamie & Claire’s Lives

by RESHMA GOPALDASPlus Icon

Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe

Image: Starz

As fans anxiously await the second half of Outlander season 7, the prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood, which centers around the love stories between Jamie parents & Claire’s parents, is moving full speed ahead. In every love story, there are many moments that fate leads couples to. When they first meet, marry, have their first child, fall back in time, and tragically get separated by 200 years for 20 years are just a few. And for Jamie and Claire (Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe), there are a few vitally important people who led them to these life-changing moments. Murtagh Fraser (Duncan LaCroix), Dougal MacKenzie (Graham McTavish), Colum MacKenzie (Gary Lewis), and Ned Gowan (Bill Paterson). The younger versions of these fan favorite characters have just been cast for the prequel show, while Outlander gets ready to film its final season. Check out the newest cast members, and the latest news on the second half of Outlander season 7 and season 8, including Balfe’s directing debut.

In case you missed it, Claire and Jamie’s parents have already been cast. Jamie’s parents will be played by Harriet Slater (Ellen MacKenzie) and Jamie Roy (Brian Fraser), and Claire’s parents will be played by Hermione Corfield (Julia Moriston) and Jeremy Irvine (Henry Beauchamp).

Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, Dougal MacKenzie, Colum MacKenzie, and Ned Gowan, are the four characters whose younger versions will be seen in the upcoming prequel series, and will all irreparably change Claire and Jamie’s lives in the future. Featured in seasons 1 through 5 in Outlander, these characters all made a deep impact on Jamie and Claire. Some good, some bad, like really bad. Looking at you, Dougal. But some really good, like Jamie’s godfather, Murtagh, who was in love with Jamie’s mother and protected Jamie until his dying day. RIP, Murtagh.

Rory Alexander (Inland, Call the Midwife) joins as Murtagh Fraser. Murtagh is the reason Claire met Jamie. He’s also Jamie’s godfather, and one of the few people who knew Claire was a time-traveler. He saved Claire from being brutally attacked by Blackjack Randall, but then to keep her from screaming, he bopped her on her head and knocked her out, then galloped off on a horse with her, where she met Jamie Fraser and his broken dislocated shoulder. Thanks, Murtagh! Honestly, Jamie and Claire’s first ‘date’ was super painful for both of them. But still they managed to make googly eyes at each other. Murtagh is the best curmudgeonly godfather-friend you could ever want.

Sam Retford (Ackley Bridge) plays the fiery Douglas MacKenzie. Dougal is Jamie’s uncle, his mother’s brother, and the reason why Jamie and Claire marry. Was he just a doting matchmaking uncle you ask? Nope, he was not. He wanted his nephew to marry Claire so Jamie would have no chance of replacing Colum as the leader of their clan! Shrewd uncle plan, but listen, it worked out well for everyone, Jamie, Claire, their sex life, Brianna (Sophie Skelton), and pretty much the entire outlander audience. There was one person it didn’t work out for, and that’s Dougal. Big D became a dead D. Because Jamie and Claire killed him, and they looked damn good doing it. Seriously, go rewatch it, the couple that murders their uncle together stays together!

Seamus McLean Ross (Rebus, Payback) will play Dougal and Ellen MacKenzie’s brother Colum. Like Dougal, he was also instrumental in Jamie and Claire’s union. He was slightly better than his brother, in that he valued Claire as a healer, and is the reason she was forced to stay at Castle Leoch. But then again, he may have had a slight hand in possibly not helping Claire when she was thrown in jail for being a witch and almost burned at the stake. (Side eye to Laoghaire). Claire was whipped though. But luckily Jamie rescued her after 5 lashes. And then Claire decided to tell Jamie everything that she’s not a witch but from the future. Jamie believed her and she chose to not return to the future and Frank but instead enjoyed a super happy life with Jamie, where nothing bad happened at all.

Conor MacNeil (The Tourist, Industry, The Fall, Belfast) joins as young Ned Gowan. MacNeil was also in Belfast, starring Outlander’s own Caitríona Balfe and Jamie Dornan. Ned was a lawyer who helped get Claire’s wedding dress from a brothel. Not all heroes wear capes alright! Played to perfection by Ned Gowan, he also tried (unsuccessfully) to free Claire from the witch trial. He also helped Jamie out when Claire returned from the future, and Jamie had to lose his second annoying wife Laoghaire’s who wasn’t really his wife because Claire never died. When Claire returns 20 years later, she was shocked Ned was alive, (so was Ned). The real question is, is Ned alive in present day on Outlander? It’s possible, he could be 115 years old.

Tony Curran also joins as Lord Lovat, Jamie’s grandfather who appeared in season 2 of Outlander, and is not exactly a beloved family member. In fact, he seems to have been actively against the pairing of Jamie’s parents. Curran will also star with Julianne Moore in Starz’s limited series Mary & George this April. Many more fan favorite roles are no doubt being cast, like Laoghaire’s granny, Mrs. Fitzgibbons, played in Outlander by Annette Badland, she’ll probably be the local healer like Claire.

As for an update on Outlander, Balfe and Heughan, the hit show will soon celebrate its 10th anniversary, air the second half of its seventh season later this year, and soon begin production for season 8, which will be its final season. So, there will be a double dose of Outlander for the next year or two, which should make fans happy in every time period, namely for the foreseeable future.

Balfe revealed in The Women of Outlander Panel at ATX Festival, that she would be directing a full episode this season and they would be filming it first. A picture of Balfe and Maril Davis shared on the official Outlander ac

count, indicates Balfe is already prepping for her directorial debut.

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In Memoriam...

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To everyone we lost this year, you will be missed. Well, some of you. #Outlander

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A snowman in the garden.

Good job Sam ☃️👶

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