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Braemar / b r eɪ ˈ m ɑːr / ⓘ is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles (93 km) west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee , sitting at an elevation of 339 metres (1,112 ft).
From the Late Middle Ages, the castle was a stronghold of the Earls of Mar. [1] The present Braemar Castle was constructed in 1628 by John Erskine, Earl of Mar, as a hunting lodge and to counter the rising power of the Farquharsons, [2] replacing an older building, which was the successor of nearby Kindrochit Castle, which dates from the 11th century AD.
The vessel returned to her original fleet and name in 1999, but was sold to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in 2001, where the vessel operated under the name Braemar until 2020. In 2008, during a second major refit, the vessel was also stretched, receiving a new 31-meter hull section that increased its tonnage to the current 25,000 GT. The ship's ...
Inverey Castle, four miles west of Braemar, was the seat of John Farquharson of Inverey, the Black Colonel, who murdered John Gordon of Brackley in 1666 as recorded in the old ballad The Baron o' Brackley. [7] John Farquharson of Inverey defeated a force attacking Braemar Castle, which he then torched. [7]
At Braemar, Aberdeenshire, local landowner the Earl of Mar raised the Jacobite standard on 27 August. Aiming to capture Stirling Castle, he was checked by the much-outnumbered Hanoverians, commanded by the Duke of Argyll, at Sheriffmuir on 13 November. There was no clear result, but the Earl appeared to believe, mistakenly, that he had won the ...
Mar Lodge from Linn of Dee Road. Mar Lodge is a sporting lodge built for the use of the Duke and Duchess of Fife.It is located about 4 miles (6 kilometres) to the west of Braemar and is accessed from the Linn of Dee road, over the Victoria Bridge, a lattice girder structure built across the River Dee in 1905.
2. Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR): $3.32 Per Share. Braemar Hotels & Resorts is a real estate investment trust investing in luxury hotels and resorts. Its portfolio includes Hilton, Marriott ...
SS Braemar Castle was a passenger-cargo steamship, built for Castle Line in 1898, that spent more of her time in British government service than working for her owners. She served both as a troopship and as a hospital ship , prefixed HMT and HMHS respectively, before, during and after the First World War .