A two-year £500,000 facelift to return a 17th Century Aberdeenshire castle to its original look has been completed.

The National Trust for Scotland's Craigievar Castle, near Alford, now has a traditional lime-based alternative to concrete-based harling.

Experts believe it has returned the castle to what would have been its original shade of pink.

Project manager Ian Davidson said: "It would be fair to say that visitors to the castle will notice a change."

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