Abergeldie is defined by many things – not least its evocative Scottish woods, highly productive farmland and heather moorland.
Today the estate features a total of more than 2,683 acres of woodland, predominantly comprising Scots Pine, alongside species such as European Larch and Sitka Spruce.
Abergeldie's low-ground farmland extends to over 600 acres, stretching from the banks of the River Dee to grassed areas throughout the estate.
The farming enterprise today is livestock-focused and supported by steading buildings across the estate.
Beautiful wild heather moorland and hills make up the remaining acres.
Queen Victoria is said to have counted a wooded walk on the south side of the River Dee, from Balmoral to Abergeldie, as among her favourites – where ‘the birchen birks of Abergeldy succeed down the river’.
Abergeldie hosts a diverse range of 34 individual properties that do much to underpin its association with the land and project a sense of rural community.
The property dimension at Abergeldie represents a project – and an opportunity. Investment in its assortment of buildings can help to realise new potential in the estate – to shape a new Abergeldie for the 21st century.
Sports, leisure activities and conservation have been an integral part of the way of life on the estate for generations.
Rivers, pine woodlands, rugged hill ground… Abergeldie presents the definitive environment for a range of pursuits long associated with Scotland’s great outdoors.
Abergeldie holds salmon fishing rights on the internationally renowned River Dee – rights that are presently leased to the Balmoral Estate. This scenic and charming stretch of the Dee annually yields salmon and sea trout to anglers.
Similarly, Balmoral currently holds a short lease on Abergeldie’s wider sporting rights, including deer and grouse shooting. Returns on stag shootings have averaged more than 75 annually over the past five years.
A network of well-maintained hill roads support access across the estate for sporting activities.
