Braemar, Deeside, Aberdeenshire

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Sep 1954
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Braemar. House in Braemar where Stevenson stayed in 1881 when he wrote "Treasure Island"'. View of a substantial two-storey house built of granite and slate. It has a projecting frontage with an arched doorway and dormer windows.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Sep 1954
Subject person
Subject place
Braemar/Aberdeenshire
Subject notes
Granite was quarried throughout the north-east including near Braemar. It is a hard metamorphic rock and unlike sandstone used elsewhere in Scotland, the edges remain sharp and it does not discolour. The minerals in it sparkle in the sunshine, hence the reference to the 'Silver City' of Aberdeen. It was in this house that Robert Louis Stevenson wrote part of 'Treasure Island' during a wet holiday in Braemar. The novel was published in 1881.
Accession number
P39616

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