Balmoral Castle
estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Summary
Balmoral Castle is an estate[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of estate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,353 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Historic Houses Association[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Aberdeenshire[4]
- Country: United Kingdom[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Dee[6]
- Instance of: museum[7], country house[8], garden[9], château[10], Residence of the British Royal Family[11]
- Architect: William Smith[12], John Smith[13]
- Owned by: Robert II of Scotland[14], Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[15], Edward VIII[16], Charles III[17], British royal family[18]
- Architectural style: Scottish baronial architecture[19]
- Location: Royal Deeside[20]
- Commons category: Balmoral Castle[21]
- Inception: 1390[22]
- OS grid reference: NO2545195074[23]
- Official website: http://www.balmoralcastle.com/[24], https://www.balmoralcastle.com/[25]
- Has facility: accessible toilet[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[32], The New Student's Reference Work[33]
- Heritage designation: category A listed building[34]
- Category for people born here: Q32660748[35]
- Category for people who died here: Q113905601[36]
- Native label: Balmoral Castle[37]
- Category of associated people: Q32660755[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 926 feet[39]
- Area: 50,000 acres[40]
- Connects with: designed landscape at Balmoral Castle[41]
- Located in protected area: Cairngorms National Park[42]
- Street address: Ballater AB35 5TB[43]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Balmoral Castle include Oxford shoe[44], a shoe style[45] and Balmoral bonnet[46].
Why It Matters
Balmoral Castle has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for it include Oxford shoe[44], a shoe style[45] and Balmoral bonnet[46].