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Birkhall. Birkhall est un manoir de l' Aberdeenshire en Écosse, situé sur les bords de la Muick, à 3 km au Sud-Ouest de la localité de Ballater. Elle forme la limite Est de la propriété de la famille royale britannique connue sous le nom de Royal Deeside s'étendant sur plus de 200 km2, appelé ainsi par le fait que le château de ...
Ballater. Ballater is a small town in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland, about 25 mi (40 km) west of Aberdeen. It grew up as resort town in the Victorian era and in 2020 had a population of 1,430. It’s on A93, the main road up the Dee Valley, and is a good base for exploring Deeside and Cairngorms National Park.
Knock Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It is typical of the traditional type of residence of a laird, a Scottish landed gentleman. Knock Castle is in Royal Deeside, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the town of Ballater, and about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Balmoral. It sits on a knoll in a field on the south side ...
Original Railway. Originally constructed between 1853 and 1866, [2] the Deeside Railway ran between Ballater railway station and Aberdeen Ferryhill railway station. The line was regularly used by the Royal Family and other important people visiting Balmoral Castle. The line closed in stages between 1966 and 1967.
Stratherrick ( Scottish Gaelic: Srath Fhairgeag / Srath Fharragaig) is a strath situated above the south-eastern shore of Loch Ness, in the Scottish Highlands, Scotland. [1] Much of the strath is covered by Loch Mhòr. This is a generally shallow loch, which acts as a reservoir for the Foyers hydro electricity scheme.
Local History. There have been many meanings and spellings of Ballater over the years, but the commonly accepted meaning is “Pass of the Water”. The name was taken from a group of houses at the east end of the Pass of Ballater. The old spelling was Bealadair – Bealach means “pass” and Dair means water. Ballater’s origins date back ...
edit. The Deeside Railway was a passenger and goods railway between Aberdeen and Ballater in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Opening in 1853 to Banchory, an extension reached Aboyne in 1859. A separate company, the Aboyne & Braemar Railway, built an extension to Ballater and this opened in 1866. By 1855 there were five services a day over the -mile ...
