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Where is Braemar?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Braemar as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Braemar
Map showing location of Braemar within the UK
Location of Braemar within the UK

Which county is Braemar in?

Braemar is in the ceremonial county of Aberdeenshire, the historic county of Aberdeenshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.

Ceremonial CountyAberdeenshire
Historic CountyAberdeenshire
Administrative CountyAberdeenshire

Where is Braemar in Aberdeenshire?

Braemar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire.

Map showing location of Braemar within Aberdeenshire
Location of Braemar within Aberdeenshire

What is the postcode for Braemar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Braemar is AB35 5YN.

Where is Braemar in AB35?

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.

Map showing location of Braemar within AB35
Location of Braemar within AB35

What is the post town for Braemar?

The post town for Braemar is Ballater. Braemar is in the AB35 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ballater.

What is the latitude and longitude of Braemar?

The centre of Braemar is located at position 57.00597° latitude and -3.40071° longitude.

Latitude57.00597°
Longitude-3.40071°

What is the easting and northing of Braemar?

The centre of Braemar is located at the grid reference easting 315023 and northing 791408 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting315023
Northing791408

What are the nearest towns to Braemar?

Position of Braemar relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Braemar to the centre of the town.

west
14m
Braemar is 14 miles west of Ballater
south-east
21m
Braemar is 21 miles south-east of Aviemore
south
24m
Braemar is 24 miles south of Grantown-on-Spey
north-east
24m
Braemar is 24 miles north-east of Pitlochry
east
25m
Braemar is 25 miles east of Kingussie
north
27m
Braemar is 27 miles north of Alyth
north-west
27m
Braemar is 27 miles north-west of Kirriemuir
north
29m
Braemar is 29 miles north of Blairgowrie and Rattray
south-west
31m
Braemar is 31 miles south-west of Alford
north-west
32m
Braemar is 32 miles north-west of Forfar

What are the nearest cities to Braemar?

Position of Braemar relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Braemar to the centre of the city.

north
41m
Braemar is 41 miles north of Dundee
north
42m
Braemar is 42 miles north of Perth
south-east
45m
Braemar is 45 miles south-east of Inverness
west
50m
Braemar is 50 miles west of Aberdeen
north
65m
Braemar is 65 miles north of Dunfermline
north
65m
Braemar is 65 miles north of Stirling
north
73m
Braemar is 73 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
85m
Braemar is 85 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
147m
Braemar is 147 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
157m
Braemar is 157 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne