The strategic landmark Braemar Castle flying the Scottish Saltire, Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, Europe, EU

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Braemar Castle is situated amidst the magnificent splendor of the Cairngorms on Royal Deeside. This impressive fortress was built in 1628 by the Earl of Mar on the site of an even older habitation. Braemar Castle has been a centre of Jacobite resistance, used as a seat of Hanoverian authority after the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and later transformed by the Farquharsons of Invercauld into a residence of unusual charm. Now managed by the local community having been leased on a peppercorn rent by the estate.

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Size: 4900px × 3465px
Location: Braemar Castle, Braemar, Cairngorm National Park, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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