Ballater
Sign in to saveBallater (, ) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to cure scrofula. It is home to more than 1400 inhabitants and has had a long connection with the British royal family.
Key facts
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- Ballater Kirk.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Glenmuick Parish Church, in the square
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Ballater
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Bealadair
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NO369958
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- Scotland
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Aberdeenshire
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- Aberdeenshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Aberdeenshire West
- UK place.post_town
- BALLATER
- UK place.postcode_area
- AB
- UK place.postcode_district
- AB35
- UK place.dial_code
- 01339
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 76
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- History
- Glenmuick Church
- Royal connection
- Climate
- Attractions
- Transport
- Notable residents
- Government
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Ballater (, ) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to cure scrofula. It is home to more than 1400 inhabitants and has had a long connection with the British royal family.
==History== left|thumb|The old railway station now used as a visitor and exhibition centre left|thumb|Victoria and Albert Halls The medieval pattern of development along this reach of the River Dee was influenced by the ancient trackways across the Grampian Mounth, which determined strategic locations of castles and other Deeside settlements of the Middle Ages.