A watercolour showing a view from the Gelder Shiel, Balmoral. Continued on RCIN 980048.r verso. A mountain is shown in the background to the right, with a valley stretching out below. Inscribed on RCIN 980048.7 verso: Fm Glen Gelder Shiel Sept: 26. 1876.

While staying at Balmoral, Queen Victoria made many expeditions to local beauty spots, often stopping at different shiels around the estate.
A new shiel was built in Glen Gelder in 1865. In her journal entry of 14 September 1865, Queen Victoria describes how she thought that the new shiel was "in a charming position, & a very nice little house".