Places to see in ( Braemar - UK )
Places to see in ( Braemar - UK )
Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee sitting at an altitude of 339 metres.
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). 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).
Braemar is approached from the South on the A93 from Glen Clunie and the Cairnwell Pass and from the East also on the A93 from Deeside. Braemar can be approached on foot from the West through Glen Tilt, Glen Feshie, Glen Dee (by the Lairig Ghru), and Glen Derry (by the Lairig an Laoigh). Braemar is within a one-and-a-half-hour drive of Aberdeen, Dundee, and Perth. The village is overlooked (from roughly northwest) by Carn na Drochaide (818 m), (from roughly northeast) by Creag Choinneach (538 m), (from roughly southwest) by Carn na Sgliat (690 m), and (from roughly southwest) by Morrone (859 m).
Historically the village is situated in the upper end of the historical Earldom of Mar or literally the Braes o' Mar. In Scottish Gaelic, Bràigh Mhàrr (upland of Mar) referred to the general locality rather than the village itself. The use of Braemar to specifically refer to the village dates to around 1870. Previously, two independent hamlets existed on the banks of the Clunie Water named on the West bank; Auchendryne, on the East bank; Castleton, the name referring to Kindrochit Castle (within the modern-day village) rather than Braemar Castle
Known colloquially as The Games and originating from those believed to have been held by Malcolm III, an annual Highland Games Gathering is held at Braemar on the first Saturday in September and is traditionally attended by the British Royal Family.
In 1746, the Act of Proscription stopped all clan gatherings, but following its repeal in 1782, the old enthusiasms for such events returned.
Braemar has a golf course, two large hotels (Fife Arms and Invercauld Arms) as well as many smaller hotels and private homes offering bed and breakfast-style accommodation and a large SYHA hostel. On the southern edge of the village there is also a caravan site. A tourist information centre is opposite the Fife Arms Hotel. Braemar also has a small Post Office/village shop and mountain bike hire.
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Braemar Castle (1) 14/5/17 gtritchie5
I filmed this Video with my iPhone 7+ Edited with iMovie A look around Braemar Castle.
The magnificent Fife Arms Hotel in Braemar, Scotland, one of the best hotels in the world 2019
A view within the magnificent Fife Arms Hotel in Braemar, Scotland, which features an original Picasso and a Lucian Freud on the walls, a Steinway piano treated with bleach by artist Mark Bradford and a hand-painted ceiling in the drawing room by Zhang Enli.
The hotel has been beautifully restored and improved by the new owners Iwan and Manuela Wirth of the international art gallery Hauser & Wirth. It was officially opened on Friday 11th January 2019 by their royal highnesses, the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay, Prince Charles and Camilla.
The hotel was originally built by the Duke of Fife in 1856 as a hunting lodge by Clunie Water, but during the last few years has undergone extensive restoration, with interiors by designer Russell Sage and features over 14,000 historic objects, artwork and artefacts. These include a Louise Bourgeois spider in the hotel courtyard, an original drawing by Queen Victoria, installations, paintings and drawings by artists-in-residence Gideon Summerfield and Alec Finlay. The public bar is called the 'Flying Stag' and features this creature above the bar.
4K Film of Red Squirrels in woodland by Braemar after snowfall in Scottish highlands
4K film showing pair of red squirrels foraging for food in the snow and sheltering in woodland around Braemar in the Scottish highlands. Filmed in late February 2017 after storm Doris. This video is managed by Newsflare. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player please email newsdesk@newsflare.com or call +44 (0) 8432 895 191
Ballater to Braemar road washed away by storm Frank
Ballater to Braemar road washed away by storm Frank 31/12/15
Drone code compliant - 50m away from any building and 150m away from a congested area. Road closed for purpose of filming.
Greenan Castle Short Aerial Video - Ayr, Scotland
A short aerial video of Greenan Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland, taken by drone.
Braemar February 2016
Took a wee trip up north to Braemar, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland.
Songs:
1. Snuff - Galloping Home (Black Beauty theme song)
2. Toundra - Bizancio
BRAEMAR TV 23
It’s here! St Andrew’s Night at the Fife Arms, the Braemar Royal Highland Society dinner, Armistice Anniversary events at St Margaret’s and a “unique” performance of a Christmas classic! It’s the latest edition of Braemar TV!
The Old Manse of Blair
A quick 3 minute tour of the beautiful Old Manse of Blair located right beside Blair Castle and house of Bruar
Braemar
A drive through Braemar in the Cairngorms National Park on the A93
Castle of Mey Caithness Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of Castle of Mey on ancestry visit to Caithness. The lands of Mey belonged to the Bishops of Caithness. The Castle of Mey was built between 1566 and 1572, possibly on the site of an earlier fortification by George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness. The castle was eventually the Scottish residence of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Kylie Minogue seen following Little Masons parade through Ballater in Scotland 30th Dec 2016
Kylie Minogue was seen following a parade through Ballater in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on Friday 30th December 2016. She can be seen behind the band at various points, wearing a dark padded jacket, red scarf and grey hat, with a male in a green parka jacket.
Dec 2017 - a bit of Essex snow.
Winter Road Trip Drive To Parish Church And Cemetery In Clunie Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland Winter travel video of a sunny road trip drive, with music, on a narrow Scottish road on ancestry visit the Parish Church and cemetery in Clunie, Perthshire. The parish church was rebuilt in 1840, and is a Gothic structure, with a tower. John James Rickard Macleod was born on 6 September 1876, in Clunie. Soon after he was born, his father Robert Macleod, a clergyman, was transferred to Aberdeen, where John attended Aberdeen Grammar School and enrolled in the study of medicine at the University of Aberdeen. He is noted for his role in the discovery and isolation of insulin during his tenure as a lecturer at the University of Toronto, Canada, for which he and Frederick Banting received the 1923 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine. He was married to Mary W. McWalter, but they never had children. He died on 16 March 1935 in Aberdeen after several years of suffering from arthritis.