A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Castleton of Braemar, vil., Crathie and Braemar par., SW. Aberdeenshire, near river Dee, 61 miles SW. of Aberdeen, 35 miles N. of Blairgowrie, and 30 miles NE. of Blair Athole, pop. 234; P.O., T.O., called Braemar; is the capital of the Deeside Highlands. On an eminence near the Invercauld Arms Hotel the Earl of Mar raised the standard of rebellion in 1715. In the neighbourhood are the deer-forests of Mar, Ballochbuie, and Balmoral.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Crathie and Braemar ScoP Aberdeenshire ScoCnty |
| Place names: | BRAEMAR | CASTLETON OF BRAEMAR |
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