The sisters, two years apart, would roam on horseback: embarking on camping expeditions, exploring the wild landscape and making up adventures.
Mary, Stella, their brother James and half-sister Heather spent their formative years on the farm, first going there when their father, Paul McCartney, was in the midst of The Beatles’ split. Our relationship first bonded in Scotland and I said, ‘I think you should be here with me!’” “I could not stop FaceTiming Stella to show her even the tiniest blade of grass. When fine art and portrait photographer Mary McCartney first visited the Macallan estate on the river Spey in north-east Scotland in 2020, the peat and mineral smells, rare wildflowers and misty light transported her straight back to High Park Farm, her childhood home in Kintyre. Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Īromas, objects and tastes operate as portals into a palimpsest of memories.
