Braemar's a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It's the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee sitting at an altitude of . The Gaelic Bràigh Mhàrr properly refers to the area of upper Marr (as it literally means), for example the area of Marr to the west of Aboyne, the village itself being Castleton of Braemar (Baile a' Chaisteal Bhràigh Mhàrr). Geography Braemar's approached from the South on th… (More on Braemar)