Abergeldie Castle
Abergeldie Castle is a four-floor tower house in Crathie and Braemar parish, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crathie Kirk and Royal Lochnagar distillery.
Crathie Kirk
Church
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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. Crathie Kirk is situated 1¼ miles west of Abergeldie Castle.
Royal Lochnagar distillery
Distillery
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Royal Lochnagar distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery based on the Abergeldie Estate, near Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside. It is close to the mountain Lochnagar. Royal Lochnagar distillery is situated 1 mile west of Abergeldie Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crathie and Ballater.
Crathie
Village
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Crathie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Dee. Abergeldie Castle is 1 mile away. It was built around 1550 and had 19th century additions.
Ballater
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Ballater is a town in Aberdeenshire about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. It grew up as resort town in the Victorian era and in 2022 had a population of 1400.
Abergeldie Castle
- Type: Building
- Description: four-floor tower house located near Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: tower house and country house
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Abergeldie Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Abergeldie Castle”
- German: “Abergeldie Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Abergeldie”
- Russian: “Абергелди”
- Russian: “Замок Абергилд”
- Scots: “Abergeldie Castle”
- Spanish: “Castillo Abergeldie”
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