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This is an irresistible resort
lying on the River Dee in the menacing shadow of
3786ft Lochnagar. Nearby is a path which takes you
to the 700ft summit of Craigendarroch (Hill of
Oaks) and panoramic views. A one-time spa, it
received the ultimate accolade when Queen Victoria
and her husband Prince Albert purchased an old
tower house nearby and converted it into Balmoral
Castle in 1852.
The town, in upper Deeside,
was largely created by Francis Farquson who built
the original spa here after an old woman
apparently cured herself of a skin condition by
jumping into a bog at the foot of Pannanich Hill.
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Bridge over the river Dee at Ballater - Photo:
Daryl McKeown
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