Purchase Cairn
Purchase Cairn is a memorial in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Purchase Cairn is situated nearby to Balmoral Estate 9-hole golf course, as well as near the tourism office Balmoral Ticket Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crathie Kirk and Royal Lochnagar distillery.
Crathie Kirk
Church
Photo: DanMS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3,700 feet northeast of Purchase Cairn.
Royal Lochnagar distillery
Distillery
Photo: Stefan2901, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4,000 feet southeast of Purchase Cairn.
Abergeldie Castle
Castle
Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles east of Purchase Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crathie.
Crathie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Purchase Cairn
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.03416° or 57° 2′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.22794° or 3° 13′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C9R2QMC+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 5919010678OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=cairn
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balmoral Estate 9-hole golf course and Balmoral Ticket Office.
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