Crathie and Braemar
| Crathie and Braemar | |
| Aberdeenshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NO150913 |
| Location: | 57°-0’36"N, 3°24’-0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 839 (2001 [1]) |
| Postcode: | AB35 |
| Dialling code: | 013397 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Aberdeenshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
W. Aberdeenshire & Kincardine |
Crathie and Braemar is a parish in the far south-west of Aberdeenshire adjacent to the borders with Banffshire, Inverness-shire, Perthshire and Angus. Besides Braemar and Crathie it includes Balmoral Castle.
The word Crathie is supposed to be of Gaelic origin, and derived from the words crag and tir or thir, which signify "stony or rocky land" and are descriptive of the general appearance of the surface. The ancient parish of Braemar, a name expressing the highest land of the three districts into which the county was once distributed, was in early times called St Andrew's, and subsequently Bridgend, in consequence of a bridge having been built over the Cluney at Castletown by Malcum-Ceann-Mor, who had a hunting-seat here. The church of Crathie, which was built on a new site in 1806, is an elegant structure which is patronised by the Royal family when staying in nearby Balmoral.
Gallery
Braemar and Crathie Parish Kirk in Braemar
Crathie Kirk
Balmoral Castle
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