Braemar Castle, Braemar

Name: Braemar Castle
Address: Braemar, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1339 741219

#2 among attractions in Braemar

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°0'53"N, 3°23'29"W

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Braemar United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1339 741219

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Day trips

Braemar Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lochnagar, Morrone, Mar Lodge Estate, St Ninian's Chapel.

6.7 miSE
Mountain with hiking and bird watching
Lochnagar, Cairngorms National Park
170 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.
2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Morrone, Cairngorms National Park
70 min walk • Morrone is a Scottish hill immediately southwest of the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire.
4 miSW
Park, Nature and wildlife
Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar
103 min walk • Mar Lodge Estate is a highland estate in western Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which has been owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland since 1995. Its principal building, Mar Lodge, is about 4 miles west of the village of Braemar.
4 miSW
Church
St Ninian's Chapel, Cairngorms National Park
102 min walk • St Ninian's Chapel in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is a Grade B listed Anglican chapel located in the grounds of the Mar Lodge Estate.
4.6 miNE
Mountain
Culardoch, Cairngorms National Park
119 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.
3.8 miSW
Bridge
Victoria Bridge, Cairngorms National Park
96 min walk • Victoria Bridge is the early 20th century lattice girder bridge over the River Dee at Mar Lodge on Mar Lodge Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This bridge, built in 1905 and replaced an earlier wooden bridge, built in 1848 by the Duke of Leeds during his tenancy of the estate.
6.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn a' Bhùird, Cairngorms National Park
166 min walk • Beinn a' Bhùird is a Munro in the Cairngorm mountain range of Scotland. In Watson the author suggests the mountain should be named Beinn Bòrd - table hill, saying that local Scottish Gaelic speakers pronounced the mountain Paing Bòrd, with some of the older local folk still using Painna Bòrd.
0.7 miS
Historical place, Ruins, Forts and castles
Kindrochit Castle, Braemar
20 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.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Callater, Cairngorms National Park
140 min walk • Loch Callater is an upland, freshwater loch lying approximately 5 miles south of Braemar, Scotland. The loch trends in a northwest to southeast direction and is surrounded on both sides by steep hills. It is approximately 1.6 km in length. The loch was surveyed on 11 July 1905 by T.N. Johnston and L.W.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Linn of Quoich, Braemar
68 min walk • Linn of Quoich is a waterfall of Scotland.
5.3 miE
Memorial
Balmoral cairns, Cairngorms National Park
135 min walk • 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.