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Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Serves as one of the private Royal residences and is not owned by the British state. The present Queen, Elizabeth II, mainly stays there during the summer months. The castle has been in possession of the Royal family since the mid 19th century when Queen Victoria was given this castle as a present by Prince Albert. Prince Albert was involved in the building of Balmoral Castle and the result is a grand and "very Scottish" (Wilkinson 2006:337) [whatever that may mean] building which hosts an impressive tower at one end.

The castle is built on vast grounds as there are around 50,000 acres around it. Part of this land is farmed and another part is forested. Hunting plays a vital role around Balmoral Castle, as the land around it hosts large quantities of game as well as deer and gouse. And as one of the favourite pastimes of the British upper-class is to shoot these large quantities of deer and grouse [sorry for the polemics].

For several months each year, the gardens of Balmoral Castle as well as exhibitions hosted there are open to the public.

Sources: http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/BalmoralCastle/BalmoralCastle.aspx [20.4.2010] http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/balmoral.html [20.4.2010] Wilkinson, Philip. The British Monarchy For Dummies. Chichester: John Wiley, 2006.

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-Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland serves as one of the private residences for the Queen and it is not owned by the British state. The present Queen, Elizabeth II, mainly stays there during the summer months but the castle has been in posession of the royal family for a very long time, namely from mid 19th century when Queen Victoria was given this castle as a present by Prince Albert. Prince Albert was involved in the building of Balmoral Castle and the result is a grand and "very Scottish" (Wilkinson 2006:337) building which hosts an impressive tower at one end.
+Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Serves as one of the private Royal residences and is not owned by the British state. The present Queen, Elizabeth II, mainly stays there during the summer months. The castle has been in possession of the Royal family since the mid 19th century when Queen Victoria was given this castle as a present by Prince Albert. Prince Albert was involved in the building of Balmoral Castle and the result is a grand and "very Scottish" (Wilkinson 2006:337) [whatever that may mean] building which hosts an impressive tower at one end.
-The castle is build on vast grounds as there are around 50,000 acres around it. Part of this land is farmed and another part is forested. Hunting plays a vital role around Balmoral Castle, as the land around it hosts large quantities of game as well as deer and gouse.
+The castle is built on vast grounds as there are around 50,000 acres around it. Part of this land is farmed and another part is forested. Hunting plays a vital role around Balmoral Castle, as the land around it hosts large quantities of game as well as deer and gouse. And as one of the favourite pastimes of the British upper-class is to shoot these large quantities of deer and grouse [sorry for the polemics].
-For several months ech year, the gardens of Balmoral Castle as well as exhibitions hosted there are open to the public.
+For several months each year, the gardens of Balmoral Castle as well as exhibitions hosted there are open to the public.
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 http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/BalmoralCastle/BalmoralCastle.aspx [20.4.2010]
 http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/balmoral.html [20.4.2010]
-Wilkinson, Philip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Chichester: 2006.
+Wilkinson, Philip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. Chichester: John Wiley, 2006.