Mar Lodge Estate is an estate in Braemar, Aberdeenshire (Cairngorms), Scotland, and a filming location for The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Built in 1895.
Location: Braemar, Aberdeenshire (Cairngorms), Scotland
Verified facts
- Appeared in The Dark Knight Rises (movie, 2012) — as The opening aerial plane-hijack sequence, in which Bane (Tom Hardy) hijacks a CIA plane, was fi
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-15032, SRC-15048 - Built in 1895
confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-15049, SRC-16607, SRC-17505 - Historic designation: Category B listed building LB48775 (Mar Lodge Estate, Mar Lodge including garden wall; listed 24/11/1972); National Nature Reserve (Mar Lodge Estate NNR)
confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-15050, SRC-15042, SRC-17506
Evidence & sources
- SRC-15032 — https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/film-tv-locations-in-scotland (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-15042 — https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/spectacular-filming-locations-in-scotland (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-15048 — https://list.co.uk/news/11710/mar-lodge-estate-from-michaela-strachan-to-christopher-nolan (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-15049 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Lodge (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-15050 — https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB48775 (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-16607 — https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst3920.html (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-17505 — https://www.britainexpress.com/scotland/Grampian/mar-lodge-estate.htm (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-17506 — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6754405 (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
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Frequently asked questions
Where was The Dark Knight Rises filmed?
Mar Lodge Estate, in Braemar, Aberdeenshire (Cairngorms), is a real-world filming location used for The Dark Knight Rises.
Where is Mar Lodge Estate located?
Mar Lodge Estate is located in Braemar, Aberdeenshire (Cairngorms).