In the village of Ballater (in Aberdeenshire, on the River Dee), 60 stones were laid, one for each year of Elizabeth's reign, with the main stone coming from a local quarry in Inver. A second cairn, built on the Balmoral estate, was unveiled by the Queen on August 8, 2012.
This mound was a gift to the Queen from her Scottish subjects and current and former Balmoral employees. It was topped with a stone found in the river. After the construction was completed, the last stone was poured with 10-year-old malt whiskey.
