Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Drinking Well

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Drinking Well is a memorial in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Drinking Well is situated nearby to the peak Creag Ghiubhais, as well as near the forest The Arns.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abergeldie Castle.

Abergeldie Castle

Castle

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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. Abergeldie Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Drinking Well.

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. Crathie is situated 3 miles west of Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Drinking Well.

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.

Tullich

Village

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Tullich is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is known as the birthplace of St. Nathalan and also as the site of some noted Pictish stones. The church is the site of a ruined church, built in around 1400. Tullich is situated 5 miles east of Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Drinking Well.

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Drinking Well

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Erected by the tenants and servants on the estates of Balmoral Abergeldie & Birkhall to commemorate the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1897”
Category: historic site
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.05009° or 57° 3′ 0″ north

Longitude

-3.13559° or 3° 8′ 8″ west

Inception

1897

Open location code

9C9R3V27+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12919705455

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Creag Ghiubhais and The Arns.

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