Braemar

Braemar is a village in , standing at the point where the road leaves the Dee valley to climb over Cairnwell into Glenshee. It’s in the eastern part of and surrounded by mountains, which may be scenic or louring depending on the weather.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Braemar Castle and Invercauld Castle.

Photo: George Washington Wilson, Public domain.
is situated near the village of Braemar in , 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.

Castle
is a country house situated in Royal Deeside near Braemar in . It is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.

Ruins
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is a ruined 14th-century fortification in , . It is located at Braemar, in a strategic position on the banks of the , a tributary of the River Dee. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auchallater.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , Scotland. It lies along the A93 road, to the south of Braemar.

Braemar

Latitude
57.0058° or 57° 0′ 21″ north
Longitude
-3.3997° or 3° 23′ 59″ west
Population
491
Elevation
1,109 feet (338 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BEQ
Open location code
9C9R2J42+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 294683821
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2654965
Wiki­data ID
Q897175
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Braemar” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Braemar
  • Belarusian: Брэймар
  • Bulgarian: Бреймар
  • Bulgarian: Бремар
  • Cebuano: Braemar
  • Chinese: 布拉馬
  • Dutch: Braemar
  • French: Braemar
  • German: Braemar
  • Indonesian: Braemar
  • Irish: Baile Chaisteil
  • Irish: Bràigh Mhàrr
  • Italian: Braemar
  • Japanese: ブライマー
  • Japanese: ブリーマー
  • Japanese: ブレーマー
  • Japanese: ブレイマー
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Braemar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Braemar
  • Norwegian: Braemar
  • Persian: برائمار
  • Polish: Braemar
  • Russian: Бреймар
  • Russian: Бремор
  • Scots: Braemar
  • Scottish Gaelic: Bràigh Mhàrr
  • Spanish: Braemar
  • Swedish: Braemar
  • Ukrainian: Бреймар
  • Welsh: Braemar

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Braemar”. Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.