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'''ABOYNE CASTLE (1)'''. Scottish, Slow Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker. | '''ABOYNE CASTLE (1)'''. Scottish, Slow Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker. [http://www.slch.org.uk/images/aboyne_castle_sm.jpg Aboyne Castle] is the seat of the present-day Gordon clan (the home of the Marquis of Huntly), but has been a stronghold of the clan since the 13<sup>th</sup> century. Originally a motte and bailey castle, over time a stone keep was added, then a towerhouse in the 17th century, and finally was converted to a mansion in the 19th. Walker (''A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c''.), 1866; No. 83, pg. 29. | ||
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Tune properties and standard notation
ABOYNE CASTLE (1). Scottish, Slow Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker. Aboyne Castle is the seat of the present-day Gordon clan (the home of the Marquis of Huntly), but has been a stronghold of the clan since the 13th century. Originally a motte and bailey castle, over time a stone keep was added, then a towerhouse in the 17th century, and finally was converted to a mansion in the 19th. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 83, pg. 29.