What is recorded here
Balmoral Castle, Iron Ballroom, is a 19th Century ballroom and workshop in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where ironwork and ceremony shared one address. The chamber may have echoed with dancing one night and ringing hammers the next, changing from celebration to making without losing confidence.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balmoral Castle, Iron Ballroom as Ballroom (19th Century), Workshop (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Balmoral Castle, including the Iron Ballroom, was built in the 19th century as part of the royal retreat developed under the direction of Prince Albert for Queen Victoria. It is important as a historic royal residence and a symbol of the British monarchy's connection to Scotland.
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