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Tonley Aberdeen Angus founder remembered as a 'true gentlemen' of Scottish farming

Neil Wattie Snr has died at the age of 88. He was remembered as a 'passionate breed enthusiast'

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Neil Wattie Snr founded the Tonley Aberdeen Angus Herd in 1993. Tributes have been pouring in for a man described as a true gentleman in Scottish farming.
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Neil Wattie Snr founded the Tonley Aberdeen Angus Herd in 1993. Tributes have been pouring in for a man described as a true gentleman in Scottish farming.

Tributes have been pouring in to commemorate the life and character of a Scottish farmer who founded the Tonley Aberdeen Angus breed. Aberdeenshire farmer Neil Wattie Senior, of Tonley Aberdeen-Angus...

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