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Balmoral Castle, Scottish Highlands

This evening, I am posting information on Balmoral Castle, a popular visitor attraction situated about 50 miles/80 km west of Aberdeen in the Scottish Highlands. Other popular visitor sites in the area include the small town of Braemar, Braemar Castle, Crathie Kirk and Royal Lochnagar Distillery.

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This evening, I am posting information on the village of Braemar in the Highlands of Scotland, viz:

  • Situated in the Grampian Mountains region, about 60 miles (96 km) west of Aberdeen and has population of 400 persons.

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This morning, we departed our Birnam lodgings and progressed as follows:

To Braemar in the Grampian Region of Northern Scotland for a brief stop and then east, past Braemar Castle, tracking the River Dee to the Royal Lochnagar Distillery which was awarded a Royal warrant by Queen Victoria. At Royal Lochnagar the group was provided with a tour of the distillery and a sample of the 12 year old malt.

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