Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Balmoral Castle is a large stately home on the River Dee in Aberdeenshire, current (as of 2003) summer residence of Queen Elizabeth II. It is built of granite and dominated by a square tower and circular turret. See also: Buckingham Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse External links About.com: http://gouk.about.com/library/weekly/aa061002a.htm This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.