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Coordinates: 57°01′N 3°24′W / 57.01°N 3.4°W / 57.01; -03.40
Braemar ( listen (help·info)) 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 altitude of 339 metres (1,112 ft).
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), while Baile a' Chaisteil only referred to 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.
Cruise Ship timelapse - Extension of Braemar at Blohm+Voss
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines - Braemar Cruise Ship
Raging river Clunie in Braemar Scotland during floods Dec 2015
Village Centre, Braemar, Scotland
Braemar 2015
BRAEMAR BUS
Deeside including Ballater & Braemar - Scotland
Dawn's Full Ship Tour of Fred Olsen's Braemar
Braemar Gathering 2013 Queen Massed Pipes
Ballater to Braemar road washed away by storm Frank
Highland Games-Braemar Gathering
1957 Braemar Gathering - Colour (1957)
Progress on the new Road to Braemar is well under way Drone Footage
Braemar, Scotland