This is a wide view picture of Balmoral Castle situated on Royal Deeside. The Balmoral Estate of which the castle is the centrepiece, was purchased by Queen Victoria in 1848 and since then the Estate has been the Scottish Home (holiday) of the British Royal Family ever since. Another picture is located on the previous page

This part of the picture collections of Scottish photographs shows the variety of the Scottish landscapes and natural features which make up the country of Scotland. There are further pictures which show such diverse topics as scottish castles to images of industrial landscapes.

This set of pictures were taken by the Young Enterprise group of Loudoun Academy in Ayrshire (2005-06) who sold them to this site as part of their project. The group were particularly successful and won their regional finals.

For a fuller history of the Castle