Ballater
Ballater is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, immediately eastern of the Cairngorm Mountains. Positioned at an altitude of 213 m (700 ft), Ballater is a centre for walkers and understood for its spring water, when stated to treat scrofula. It is home to more than 1500 residents. The middle ages pattern of advancement along this reach of the River Dee was influenced by the ancient trackways across the Grampian Mounth, which identified critical locations of castles as well as various other Deeside negotiations of the Middle Ages. In the very early 14th century, the location was part of the estates of the Knights of St John, yet the negotiation did not establish till around 1770; first as a health facility turn to fit site visitors to the Pananich Mineral Well, then later upon the arrival of the train in 1866 it was visited by several travelers capitalizing on the less complicated gain access to therefore managed. Ballater railway station was closed in 1966 however remains being used as a site visitor centre with an exhibit recording the town's royal connection. Several structures day from the Victorian age as well as the centre of the village is a conservation area. The old visitor centre was substantially damaged by fire in May 2015 yet has subsequently been recovered as well as reopened.
