Glas-allt-Shiel, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Glas-allt-Shiel
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

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Glas-allt-Shiel, Cairngorms National Park

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Glas-allt-Shiel is a lodge on the Balmoral Estate by the shore of Loch Muick in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In its present form it was built in 1868 by Queen Victoria, who called it Glassalt, to be what she called her "widow's house" where she could escape from the world following the death of her husband Albert. It is now a category B listed building owned personally by Elizabeth II. Adam Watson considers that "Glas-allt-Shiel has undoubtedly one of the most spectacular situations of any lodge in the Highlands." ()

Coordinates: 56°55'39"N, 3°11'27"W

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Cairngorms National Park United Kingdom

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Day trips

Glas-allt-Shiel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lochnagar, Mayar, Corrie Fee, Loch Muick.

3.1 miNW
Mountain with hiking and bird watching
Lochnagar, Cairngorms National Park
78 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.
5.8 miS
Mountain
Mayar
148 min walk • Mayar is a mountain in the Grampians, in Angus, Scotland. It is usually climbed together with its near neighbour, Driesh. At an elevation of 928m, it is the 564th highest peak in the British Isles and the 253rd tallest in Scotland.
4.9 miS
Protected area
Corrie Fee
124 min walk • Corrie Fee is a glacier-carved corrie situated at the head of Glen Clova in the Angus Glens of Scotland. It forms part of Corrie Fee National Nature Reserve, which is managed by NatureScot and lies within the Cairngorms National Park.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Muick, Cairngorms National Park
22 min walk • Loch Muick is an upland, freshwater loch lying approximately 5 mi south of Braemar, Scotland at the head of Glen Muick and within the boundary of the Balmoral estate.
0.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Falls of Glas Allt, Braemar
14 min walk • Falls of Glas Allt is a 50-metre waterfall near the head of Loch Muick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Queen Victoria liked to take walks here beside the stream flowing from Lochnagar down to Loch Muick.
2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Broad Cairn, Cairngorms National Park
58 min walk • Broad Cairn is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about sixteen miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Driesh, Cairngorms National Park
140 min walk • Driesh is a mountain located in the Grampians of Scotland. Apart from Mount Keen, it is the most easterly of the Munro peaks.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cairn Bannoch, Cairngorms National Park
84 min walk • Cairn Bannoch is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about seventeen miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dubh Loch, Cairngorms National Park
60 min walk • Dubh Loch is a small upland loch situated within the Balmoral Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is at an altitude of 637 metres, with a perimeter of 2.3 kilometres, and its outflow, Allt an Dubh-loch, empties into Loch Muick approximately 2 kilometres to the southeast near the royal lodge Glas-allt-Shiel.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Linn of Muick, Ballater
143 min walk • Linn of Muick is a waterfall on the river Muick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
6.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cairn of Claise, Cairngorms National Park
157 min walk • Cairn of Claise is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about three miles from the Glenshee Ski Center near Braemar.