demolished shortly thereafter.

Successive members of the royal family have added to the Balmoral Estate, and now it covers an area of of land. It is a working estate, including grouse moors, forestry and farmland, as well as managed herds of deer, Highland cattle, sheep and ponies.

Etymology

Balmoral is pronounced or sometimes locally . It was first recorded as 'Bouchmorale' in 1451, and it was pronounced by local Scottish Gaelic

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