Braemar
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Braemar /breɪˈmɑːr/ ⓘ is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles (93 km) 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 339 metres (1,112 ft).
Braemar
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Location within Aberdeenshire | |
Population | 808 (2011) (Crathie and Braemar Civil Parish)[2] |
OS grid reference | NO150913 |
• Edinburgh | 73 mi (117 km) |
• London | 402 mi (647 km) |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BALLATER |
Postcode district | AB35 |
Dialling code | 013397 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
57.006°N 3.399°W / 57.006; -3.399 |
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').