A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Balmoral Castle, royal residence, Crathie par., W. Aberdeensh., on river Dee, 52½ m. W. of Aberdeen. The estate was purchased by Queen Victoria in 1848, and in 1853 the present castle was built in place of the old one; a deer forest of 30,000 ac. belongs to the estate. The ry. sta. is Ballater, 9 m. E.; 572 m. from London.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "royal residence" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Crathie ScoP Aberdeenshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Balmoral |
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