Braemar is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 14 miles west of the town of Ballater, 41 miles north of the major city of Dundee, 73 miles north of Edinburgh, 382 miles north of Cardiff, and 402 miles north of London. Braemar lies six miles south-west of the Banffshire border. Braemar falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB35 postcode district. The post town for Braemar is Ballater.
Braemar is in the ceremonial county of Aberdeenshire, the historic county of Aberdeenshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Aberdeenshire |
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Historic County | Aberdeenshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Braemar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Braemar is AB35 5YN.
Braemar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB35 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB35 postcode district.
The post town for Braemar is Ballater. Braemar is in the AB35 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ballater.
The centre of Braemar is located at position 57.00597° latitude and -3.40071° longitude.
Latitude | 57.00597° |
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Longitude | -3.40071° |
The centre of Braemar is located at the grid reference easting 315023 and northing 791408 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 315023 |
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Northing | 791408 |
Position of Braemar relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Braemar to the centre of the town.
Position of Braemar relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Braemar to the centre of the city.