Braemar

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Braemar
Scottish Gaelic Baile a 'Chaisteil
Braemar seen from Morrone
Braemar seen from Morrone
Coordinates 57 ° 0 ′  N , 3 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 57 ° 0 ′  N , 3 ° 24 ′  W
Braemar (Scotland)
Braemar
Braemar
administration
Post town BALLATER
ZIP code section AB35
prefix 013397
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Aberdeenshire
British Parliament West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Scottish Parliament Aberdeenshire West

Braemar ( Scottish Gaelic Baile a 'Chaisteil ) is a village in the Civil parish Crathie and Braemar in Aberdeenshire , Scotland . It is about 93 kilometers west of Aberdeen in the Scottish Highlands . Braemar is the first major town on the upper reaches of the River Dee and is the unofficial capital of the Deeside .

On the first Saturday in September, the annual Braemar Gathering ( Highland Games ) takes place in Braemar , traditionally with the presence of the royal family .

The Gaelic Bràigh Mhàrr actually refers to the area of ​​the upper Marr (in the literary meaning), i.e. the area from Marr west to Aboyne . The name of the village means “Castle of Braemar” ( Baile a 'Chaisteal Bhràigh Mhàrr ). In Braemar there is the Braemar Castle .

At the 1891 census, 59.2% of the population said Scottish Gaelic was their first language. The percentage of those who really mastered the language was probably much higher. The last native speaker of the local Gaelic dialect died in 1984. However, there are still speakers of the similar dialect from Strathspey.

The area around Braemar is dominated by Catholicism . St Andrew's bones were kept here before they were brought to St Andrews . The local Catholic Church has him as a patron saint.

climate

Braemar has a cool oceanic climate ( Köppen : Cfc ). The coolest temperature in the United Kingdom has already been measured here twice at −27.2 o C (on February 11, 1895 and January 10, 1982). Braemar shares this record with Altnaharra , where the same temperature was measured on December 30, 1995.

Braemar Castle
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Braemar
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 4.5 4.7 6.8 9.8 13.4 16.0 18.1 17.5 14.6 10.7 7.1 4.6 O 10.7
Min. Temperature (° C) −1.5 −1.4 -0.2 1.2 3.7 6.9 9.0 8.6 6.3 3.9 1.0 -1.5 O 3
Precipitation ( mm ) 105.0 75.2 74.7 54.3 59.6 56.4 62.6 69.9 77.8 113.6 94.5 88.7 Σ 932.3
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 0.9 2.0 3.2 3.4 5.8 5.4 5.1 4.7 3.8 2.3 1.3 0.7 O 3.2
Rainy days ( d ) 15.5 12.9 15.1 11.3 11.6 10.9 11.4 11.8 11.8 15.2 14.5 14.2 Σ 156.2
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
4.5
−1.5
4.7
−1.4
6.8
-0.2
9.8
1.2
13.4
3.7
16.0
6.9
18.1
9.0
17.5
8.6
14.6
6.3
10.7
3.9
7.1
1.0
4.6
-1.5
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
N
i
e
d
e
r
s
c
h
l
a
g 		105.0
75.2
74.7
54.3
59.6
56.4
62.6
69.9
77.8
113.6
94.5
88.7
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Met Office

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  2. ↑ Sheet 65 - Balmoral (1902)
  3. ↑ MC Peel, BL Finlayson, TA McMahon: Updated world map of the Köppen – Geiger climate classification . In: Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11, 2007, ISSN  1027-5606 , pp. 1633-1644. (direct: Final Revised Paper ; PDF; 1.7 MB).
  4. ^ Met Office Weather Extremes

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