I picked this up at my local library to read on a camping trip in Western Maryland. We visited a hemlock forest and the book takes place in Western Maryland. It is about a teenaged girl who moves into a castle in MD and she learns all the local old Scottish customs. This book was written in 1971, and definitely has a dated feel to it (folks use a sleigh and horse to get around on the snowy roads). But the characters are interesting and the story is engaging.