Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family. It is near the village of Crathie, 9 miles west of Ballater and 50 miles west of Aberde
Balmoral Castle from the south lawn
After 1830, Sir Robert Gordon made major alterations to the original castle.
Balmoral Castle, 1860s, albumen print carte de visite
Balmoral Castle – a principal keep similar to that of Craigievar Castle is the central feature of the castle, while a large turreted country house is attached.
Glas-allt-Shiel is a lodge on the Balmoral Estate by the shore of Loch Muick in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In its present form it was built in 1868 by Queen Victoria, who called it Glassalt, to be what
Glas-allt-Shiel seen from the edge of Loch Muick
Glas Allt and Glas-allt-Shiel from across the loch
George Washington Wilson's photo of the new Glassalt, about 1870