Braemar and Linn of Dee
Braemar in Royal Deeside takes its name from the Gaelic Bràigh Mhàrr which refers to the area of upper Marr. Historically the village grew from two hamlets on either side of the Clunnie Water, Castleton on the East and Auchendryne on West. Just above the village is the Linn of Dee. The Scottish Linn is a geographical feature where a watercourse has cut through a shelf of hard rock creating a narrow, steep-sided cut though which the watercourse runs. Read more »

