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ID: 1100227
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1100227
Record Type:
administrative
Balmoral Castle (castle)
Coordinates:
Lat: 57 02 00 N
degrees minutes
Lat: 57.0333
decimal degrees
Long: 003 14 00 W
degrees minutes
Long: -3.2333
decimal degrees
Note:
Longtime country estate of British monarchy; Prince Albert & Queen Victoria bought the estate in 1852 & had it enlarged by William Smith of Aberdeen in Scottish Baronial style 1853-1856; used for grouse hunting & Highland Games.
Names:
Balmoral Castle
(
preferred
,
C
,
V
,
English
,
U
)
Balmoral
(
NA
,
V
,
English
,
U
)
Hierarchical Position:
World
(facet)
....
Europe
(continent) (
P
)
........
United Kingdom
(nation) (
P
)
............
Scotland
(country) (
P
)
................
Aberdeenshire
(unitary authority) (
P
)
....................
Balmoral Castle
(castle) (
P
)
Place Types:
castle (
preferred
,
C
)
royal residence (
C
)
............
since 1852
estate (
C
)
Sources and Contributors:
Balmoral..........
[
VP
]
.................
NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Balmoral Castle..........
[
VP Preferred
]
.............................
Blue Guide: Scotland (1980)
286
.............................
NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.............................
Times Atlas of the World (1994)
20
Subject:
.....
[
VP
]
..................
Blue Guide: Scotland (1980)
286
..................
NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
-2589141
..................
Times Atlas of the World (1994)
20
Note:
English
..........
[
VP
]
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