A pictorial and descriptive guide to Aberdeen, Deeside, Donside, Strathspey, Cruden Bay, Huntly, Banff, Elgin, etc . Valentine & Sous, Ltd.,] [Dundee. UPPER FALLS OF GARAWALT, /. & J. Bissei,] CRATHIE [Ballater. BALLATER TO BALMORAL 77 mit of Craig Lurachain, and others commemorating variousevents connected with the royal family. The finest view of the Castle and grounds is obtained fromBirchwood Cottage, on the North Road, where tea may behad. The estate was purchased from the trustees of the Earl ofFife for ^31,500 and bequeathed by the Prince Consort toQueen Victoria, wh
A pictorial and descriptive guide to Aberdeen, Deeside, Donside, Strathspey, Cruden Bay, Huntly, Banff, Elgin, etc . Valentine & Sous, Ltd.,] [Dundee. UPPER FALLS OF GARAWALT, /. & J. Bissei,] CRATHIE [Ballater. BALLATER TO BALMORAL 77 mit of Craig Lurachain, and others commemorating variousevents connected with the royal family. The finest view of the Castle and grounds is obtained fromBirchwood Cottage, on the North Road, where tea may behad. The estate was purchased from the trustees of the Earl ofFife for ^31,500 and bequeathed by the Prince Consort toQueen Victoria, who left it as a residence for subsequentsovereigns. The royal estate, owned and leased, extends towithin a mile and a half of Ballater, and in the oppositedirection takes in Ballochbuie Forest, which was not includedin the original purchase, but was subsequently bought byQueen Victoria. The estate is entirely south of the Dee.] The South Roadbetween Ballater and Balmoral is a little longer and is lessfrequented by tourists than is the North Road. It is exceed-ingly picturesque, however, although in parts the view isrestricted by the proximity of hills and the density of thefo
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