Ruighachail
Ruighachail is a locality in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Ruighachail is situated nearby to the locality Rachaish, as well as near Gelder Shiel.Places of Interest
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 2½ miles north of Ruighachail.
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 2 miles northeast of Ruighachail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crathie and Auchallater.
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 2½ miles north of Ruighachail.
Auchallater
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchallater is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A93 road, to the south of Braemar. Auchallater is situated 6 miles west of Ruighachail.
Braemar
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Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, standing at the point where the road leaves the Dee valley to climb over Cairnwell into Glenshee. It’s in the eastern part of Cairngorms National Park and surrounded by mountains, which may be scenic or louring depending on the weather.
Ruighachail
- Type: Locality
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.00812° or 57° 0′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.23575° or 3° 14′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C9R2Q57+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 4902234898OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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