Balmoral Castle
A royal estate house on Royal Deeside, near the village of Crathie and 80 kilometres west of Aberdeen. Bought for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who had the present house built in the 1850s, it is still the royal family's summer home in Scotland.
- Where
- Ballater, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 57.0407, -3.2302
Get the Balmoral Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Balmoral Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Scotland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Balmoral Castle
Cairngorms National Park 27 km
The largest national park in the United Kingdom, established in 2003 around the Cairngorms range in northeast Scotland. Its high plateau, pine forests and glens are home to red deer, ospreys and Britain's only free-ranging reindeer herd.
Culloden Battlefield 71 km
Open moorland east of Inverness where, on 16 April 1746, a Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart was defeated by government forces. It was the last pitched battle on British soil, and a memorial cairn and clan stones mark the field today.
Loch Ness 79 km
A long, deep freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands, named after the River Ness that flows out of its northern end. It is best known for claimed sightings of a monster, affectionately called Nessie.
Urquhart Castle 80 km
A ruined castle on a headland above Loch Ness, about two kilometres from Drumnadrochit. It is one of the most visited castles in Scotland, and its broken tower looks straight down the length of the loch.
St Andrews Links 81 km
The links at St Andrews, where golf has been played since the 15th century, earning the town its name as the home of golf. Of its public courses the Old Course is the most famous, and the Swilcan Bridge on its 18th hole is a favourite photograph.
Ben Nevis 111 km
The highest mountain in the British Isles, at 1,345 metres, at the western end of the Grampian Mountains above Fort William. A well-trodden path leads to the summit, where the ruins of an old weather observatory still stand.
Stirling Castle 111 km
One of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, set on a crag with cliffs on three sides. It guarded what was for centuries the lowest crossing of the River Forth, and its Renaissance palace has been restored to its 16th-century colours.
Forth Bridge 116 km
A red steel cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth, designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker and completed in 1890. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and trains still cross it every day.
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Questions
Where is Balmoral Castle?
Balmoral Castle is in Ballater, Scotland, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cairngorms National Park (27 km), Culloden Battlefield (71 km), Loch Ness (79 km).
How do I get the Balmoral Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Balmoral Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Scotland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Balmoral Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Scotland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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