Auchallater is a hamlet in

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...

, Scotland. It lies along the

A93 road The A93 is a major road in Scotland and the highest public road in the United Kingdom. It runs north from Perth, Scotland, Perth through Blairgowrie and Rattray, then through the Grampian Mountains (Scotland), Grampian Mountains by way of Glen ...

, to the south of

Braemar Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee, sitting at an elevation of . The Gaelic ''Bràigh Mhàrr'' p ...

Geography

In 1872, the farms estates of Auchallater and Baddoch, including Newbigging and Coirenaleirg in the Auchallater estate, covered an area of . Geologically, grey garnetiferous schist is found in Auchallataer. Several streams run nearby, with the confluence of

Clunie Water Clunie Water is a river of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a tributary of the River Dee, joining the river at Braemar, among grey stone buildings. Callater Burn is a tributary of the Clunie; the confluence is at Auchallater. The river flows al ...

and Callater Burn in the vicinity and just to the west and Millstone Burn to the east. Loch Callater is also near, and is the source of Callater Burn.

Economy

A "little lairdship", Auchallatter is a sheepfarming hamlet. Auchallater Farm charge hikers for car parking near the south side of the bridge over Callater Burn.

References

Villages in Aberdeenshire {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub