Ballater is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, instantly east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Located at an elevation of 213 m (700 ft), Ballater is a centre for hikers as well as understood for its spring water, once stated to cure scrofula. It is residence to greater than 1500 residents. The middle ages pattern of growth along this reach of the River Dee was influenced by the old trackways throughout the Grampian Mounth, which determined calculated places of castles and also various other Deeside negotiations of the Middle Ages. In the early 14th century, the location was part of the estates of the Knights of St John, however the settlement did not develop till around 1770; initially as a health club turn to accommodate visitors to the Pananich Mineral Well, after that later on upon the arrival of the train in 1866 it was checked out by several vacationers making use of the easier gain access to therefore afforded. Ballater train station was enclosed 1966 however stays in use as a site visitor centre with an exhibit videotaping the village's royal connection. Several structures day from the Victorian period and the centre of the town is a sanctuary. The old visitor centre was considerably harmed by fire in May 2015 but has actually subsequently been recovered and reopened.