River Dee, Aberdeenshire
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The River Dee is a 90 mile (140 km) long river, that rises in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and flows into the North Sea at Aberdeen. The A93 road runs along its strath from Braemar to Aberdeen.
The area around Braemar and Ballater is known as Royal Deeside, due to the fact that since the reign of Queen Victoria, the British Royal Family have spent their summers here at Balmoral Castle. Every year they attend the Braemar Highland Games and other local events. Birkhall, previously owned by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother is now the favourite retreat of Prince Charles.
Further downriver, it passes through an artificial channel in Aberdeen, constructed in 1872 to improve the city's harbour.
It has a number of tributaries, including the River Quoich, which joins the Dee near Braemar.
External links
- [Panorama of the Linn of Dee] (QuickTime required)
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