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Braemar River Dee winding through grassy banks and rocky shores near Braemar, Scotland, with dramatic clouds and sunlight breaking through in the background.
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Braemar
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Braemar

Scotland, United Kingdom
Also known as: Castleton of Braemar
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Braemar, village, on the Clunie Water (stream) at its confluence with the River Dee, that is the centre of the picturesque mountainous region of Braemar in the council area and historic county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Jacobite Fifteen Rebellion of 1715 began in Braemar. The village is now a popular tourist resort and the focus of the Deeside Highlands, an area of royal deer forests, castles, and mansions, including the British royal residence of Balmoral...

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