Balmoral cairns, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Balmoral cairns
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#81 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

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There are fourteen stone cairns on the Balmoral estate in Deeside, Scotland, including a single cairn on the adjoining Birkhall estate. The cairns commemorate members of the British royal family and events in their lives. The majority of the cairns were erected by Queen Victoria. ()

Coordinates: 57°1'26"N, 3°15'7"W

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Cairngorms National Park United Kingdom

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Balmoral cairns – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Balmoral Castle, Braemar Castle, Crathie Kirk, Lochnagar.

1.5 miNE
Royal residence with ballroom art show
Balmoral Castle, Ballater
39 min walk • Balmoral Castle stands as a quintessential emblem of Scottish heritage, nestled in the verdant landscape of Aberdeenshire, near the village of Ballater, United Kingdom. This private residence of the British Royal Family is steeped in history and grandeur, offering a...
5.3 miW
Fortified castle with history exhibits
Braemar Castle, Braemar
135 min walk • Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a possession of the chief of Clan Farquharson and is leased to a local charitable foundation. It is open to the public.
1.8 miNE
Church
Crathie Kirk, Cairngorms National Park
48 min walk • Crathie Kirk is a small Church of Scotland parish church in the Scottish village of Crathie, best known for being the regular place of worship of the British royal family when they are in residence at the nearby Balmoral Castle.
4.4 miS
Mountain with hiking and bird watching
Lochnagar, Cairngorms National Park
113 min walk • Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing.
4.5 miNW
Mountain
Culardoch, Cairngorms National Park
116 min walk • Culardoch is a mountain in the Cairngorms of Scotland, located northeast of Braemar in Aberdeenshire. A smooth and heathery peak southeast of the Munro Ben Avon, its summit provides wide views over Aberdeenshire.
3.1 miNE
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Abergeldie Castle, Cairngorms National Park
80 min walk • Abergeldie Castle is a four-floor tower house in Crathie and Braemar parish, SW Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands at an altitude of 840 feet, on the south bank of the River Dee, five miles west of Ballater, and about two miles east of the royal residence of Balmoral Castle.
5.6 miW
Historical place, Ruins, Forts and castles
Kindrochit Castle, Braemar
144 min walk • Kindrochit Castle is a ruined 14th-century fortification in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at Braemar, in a strategic position on the banks of the Clunie Water, a tributary of the River Dee. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument.
1.6 miE
Brewery, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Royal Lochnagar Distillery, Ballater
42 min walk • Royal Lochnagar distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery based on the Abergeldie Estate on Royal Deeside, in the Highland whisky-producing area of Scotland. It is close to the mountain Lochnagar.
4.2 miW
Forts and castles
Invercauld Castle, Cairngorms National Park
107 min walk • Invercauld Castle is a country house situated in Royal Deeside near Braemar in Scotland. It is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.