Princess Royal's cairn

Princess Royal's cairn

Location

Balmoral Estate, south of the A93 between Ballater and Braemar
Ballater

OS Map Reference

NO 239 929

Description

A four sided obelisk of roughly dressed granite stones surmounted by an orb

Related Information

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had 9 children between 1840-1857. They erected cairns for them, mostly at the time of their marriage. Some dates are visible, others are covered in lichen or worn away and now illegible.

Era

1800s

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  • Anke Addy

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