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Level: Easy with some elevation. Access: Arrive by car. Situated about 3.5 miles north-west of Keith on the A96. Look out for an old wooden blue and white house on the left (in the summer months, when the trees are in full leaf, it can be harder to spot). Turn up the road on the right, sign-posted for Braes of Enzie, and drive about three-quarters of a mile along the road where there is an opening on the left with two gates. There is space for at least six cars. The OS map grid reference is NJ38803 56383. What makes it special: Sweeping views of the Moray coastline, woodland trails and a fa...

THE skirl of the bagpipes and a loan for a car he didn't buy have helped Gregor Hannah take top quality whisky from Dalgety Bay to an international market. The 34-year-old started trading from his home in Inverkeithing in 2012 and his business is maturing nicely with a recent move to premises at West Way. Hannah Whisky Merchants is an independent bottler that exclusively releases single cask whisky under its own label, Lady of the Glen. Over his first dram with his dad, who came from a long line of pipers, Gregor was taught that "life’s finest moments are best celebrated with qualit...

© SYSTEM Gayle at the Craw Stane on the outskirts of Rhynie, with stunning views of Tap o' Noth. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up As campaigners call for the return of the Rhynie Man – a 6ft stone carving of a fearsome axe-wielding fellow – Gayle explores an area of Scotland steeped in Pictish history. In the middle of a field deep in the heart of rural Aberdeenshire stands a giant granite monolith boasting a car...

Time: 3-4 hours I was delighted to be involved in the launch of Glenlivet’s three Smugglers’ Trails a few years ago and spent some time exploring the remoter quarters of Glen Livet, climbing high on to the Ladder Hills that separate this remarkable whisky-producing glen from Donside to the south. Corbett-baggers will be well aware of the riches of the area – Carn Mor, 2639ft/804m, is the highest of the Ladder Hills, and in the east the whisky hill itself, Ben Rinnes 2759ft/840m, and its neighbour, Corryhabbie Hill 2561ft/781m, stand close to the march with another famous whisky prod...

© Jason Hedges / DCT Media Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Concerns have been raised that tourism facilities in Moray may start to fall behind neighbouring regions after the area did not receive any cash in a recent funding announcement. Officials are preparing a £400,000 bid to the Scottish Government rural tourism infrastructure fund – but were not ready to submit the application last year. There were hopes the...