Abergeldie Castle
Tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abergeldie Castle is a four-floor tower house in Crathie and Braemar parish, SW Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands at an altitude of 840 feet (260 m), on the south bank of the River Dee, five miles (8 km) west of Ballater, and about two miles (3 km) east of the royal residence of Balmoral Castle. Behind it rises Creag nam Ban, a rounded granite hill about 527 metres (1,729 ft) high, and across the river to its front is the cairn-crowned Geallaig Hill, rising to 743 metres (2,438 ft).
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Location | Crathie and Braemar parish, Aberdeenshire |
Country | Scotland |
Completed | 1550 |
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It is protected as a category A listed building.[1] The castle was the home of the Baron of Abergeldie.