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Braemar Castle
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February 8, 2023
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Braemar Castle was built around 1628 as a safe hold and seat of power for the Earls of Mar. It changed hands during the Jacobite uprising and when that conflict ended, and the threat of war had diminished it was converted into a stately home.
Today it's owned by the local community with an excellently preserved interior. It's very much worth a visit and can be linked into a wonderful circular walk from Braemar around Creag Choinnich.
Today it's owned by the local community with an excellently preserved interior. It's very much worth a visit and can be linked into a wonderful circular walk from Braemar around Creag Choinnich.
Rhodan59
August 26, 2015
Hiking
Worth seeing, because the complete interior is still available. And anyone who has ever wanted to sit on the same couch, sitting on Queen Victoria, has the chance of life here....
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Worth seeing because the complete facility is still there. And if you've always wanted to sit down on the same couch that Queen Victoria sat on, you've got the chance of a lifetime here...
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Worth seeing because the complete facility is still there. And if you've always wanted to sit down on the same couch that Queen Victoria sat on, you've got the chance of a lifetime here...
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•Andrew
September 1, 2023
Hiking
The castle is currently closed for renovation or restoration.
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Elevation 400 m
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