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Creag Bhalg

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Creag Bhalg is a 668-metre mountain in Aberdeenshire. It counts among the 231 Grahams, Scottish hills between 2,000 and 2,499 feet. It is one of 62 hills the Albion Guide lists in Aberdeenshire. The surrounding countryside is part of the Cairngorms National Park and Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area.

Nearby hills include Carn na Drochaide and Morrone.

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Photo of the Cairngorms, a National Park in Scotland.Iconic

Cairngorms

You’re inside itNational Park near Aviemore

Britain's biggest national park — a high granite plateau of arctic tundra, ancient Caledonian pinewood and free-flowing rivers.

Photo of Deeside and Lochnagar, a National Scenic Area in north east Scotland.Highlight

Deeside and Lochnagar

You’re inside itNational Scenic Area near Braemar

High granite mountains and old pine woods above the River Dee — big, serious hill country

Photo of the Cairngorm Mountains, a National Scenic Area in Scotland.Iconic

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National Scenic Area near Aviemore

Britain's high sub-Arctic plateau.

3.5 km N

Photo of Linn of Dee, a waterfall near Braemar in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

Linn of Dee

Waterfall near Braemar

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Photo: Beinn a' Bhuird, a 1,196m Munro near Braemar in the Cairngorms, Moray, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

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Munro · Marilyn near Braemar

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Photo of Balmoral Castle Grounds, a garden near Crathie in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

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Garden near Crathie

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