Ballater
Ballater is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, promptly east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Positioned at an elevation of 213 m (700 ft), Ballater is a centre for walkers and also known for its spring water, once claimed to cure scrofula. It is home to greater than 1500 inhabitants. The medieval pattern of growth along this reach of the River Dee was affected by the old trackways across the Grampian Mounth, which figured out critical places of castles and other Deeside settlements of the Middle Ages. In the early 14th century, the area became part of the estates of the Knights of St John, however the settlement did not create up until around 1770; first as a health facility consider accommodate visitors to the Pananich Mineral Well, after that later on upon the arrival of the train in 1866 it was checked out by lots of tourists benefiting from the much easier access thus afforded. Ballater railway station was closed in 1966 however continues to be being used as a site visitor centre with an exhibition tape-recording the town's royal connection. Several buildings day from the Victorian period and also the centre of the village is a conservation area. The old site visitor centre was substantially harmed by fire in May 2015 however has consequently been brought back and also reopened.
