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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.

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UK place.static_image
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
UK place.map_type
Scotland
UK place.unitary_scotland
Aberdeenshire
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
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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Wikidata facts

Population
1460
Elevation
213
Official website
www.ballaterscotland.com
Image
Ballater - geograph.org.uk - 262416.jpg
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Commons category
Ballater
OS grid reference
NO369958
postal code
AB35
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11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Glenmuick Church
  • Royal connection
  • Climate
  • Attractions
  • Transport
  • Notable residents
  • Government
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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.

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