Braemar
Sign in to saveBraemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee, sitting at an elevation of .
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Place details
- Locality
- Braemar
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Braemar
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Bràigh Mhàrr
- UK place.population
- 808
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011) (Crathie and Braemar Civil Parish)
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 73
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 402
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NO150913
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Aberdeenshire West
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +808
- Elevation
- +335
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.braemarscotland.co.uk/introduction/index.htm
- Image
- Braemar from Morrone.jpg
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Language
- Braemar Gathering
- Amenities
- Transport
- Climate
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes and references
- External links
Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee, sitting at an elevation of .
The Gaelic Bràigh Mhàrr properly refers to the area of upper Marr (as it literally means), i.e. the area of Marr to the west of Aboyne, the village itself being Castleton of Braemar (''Baile a' Chaisteil in Scottish Gaelic). The village used to be known as Cinn Drochaid'' ('bridge end'); ''Baile a' Chaisteil referred to only the part of the village on the east bank of the river, the part on the west bank being known as Ach an Droighinn'' ('thorn field').