Balmoral Castle

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Balmoral Castle is a large Scottish estate house in Aberdeenshire that serves as a private retreat for the British royal family.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
royal residence
tourist attraction
architect William Smith of Aberdeen
constructionEnd 1856
constructionStart 1853
country Scotland
estateArea approximately 20,000 hectares
approximately 50,000 acres
eventDate 8 September 2022
hasCategory Castles in Aberdeenshire
Country houses in Scotland
Royal residences in the United Kingdom
Scottish baronial architecture
hasFeature deer forest
farmland
formal gardens
moorland
woodland
locatedIn Aberdeenshire
Royal Deeside
locatedOnRiver River Dee
material granite
nearestTown Ballater
notableEvent death of Elizabeth II
notableResident Charles III
Edward VII
Elizabeth II
George V
George VI
Queen Victoria
notOpenWhen royal family in residence
openToPublic partially
ownedBy British royal family
Charles III
ownershipType private property
publicAccessSeason early summer
spring
purchasedBy Prince Albert
purchasedFor Queen Victoria
purchaseYear 1852
rebuiltFor Queen Victoria
region Scottish Highlands
style Scottish baronial architecture
usedAs private retreat
summer residence
usedBy British monarch
British royal family


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