The Elephant’s Graveyard
The Elephant’s Graveyard is a forest in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Elephant’s Graveyard is situated nearby to the hamlet Easter Balmoral, as well as near the locality Boultshoch.Places of Interest
Highlights include Abergeldie Castle and Crathie Kirk.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Elephant’s Graveyard
- Type: Forest
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.0297° or 57° 1′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.2034° or 3° 12′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C9R2QHW+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 842445150OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Easter Balmoral and Boultshoch.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balmoral Estate 9-hole golf course and Balmoral Ticket Office.
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