The River Dee is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It rises in the Cairngorms and flows through southern Aberdeenshire to reach the North Sea at Aberdeen. The area it passes through is known as Deeside, or Royal Deeside in the region between Braemar and Banchory because Queen Victoria came for a visit there in 1848 and greatly enjoyed herself. She and her husband, Prince Albert, built Balmoral Castle there which replaced an older castle.[4]
Deeside is a popular area for tourists, due to the combination of scenic beauty and historic and royal associations.[4] It is part of the Cairngorms National Park, and the Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area.[5] The Dee is popular with anglers and is one of the most famous salmon fishing rivers in the world.[6]
