Monaltrie House

Monalttrie House is a house dating to 1782, with later additions. It was built by James Robertson, who served as master mason. Originally a long, two-story, nine-bay house with a rectangular plan and a large enclosed courtyard, it has since been converted into a hotel. The house is harled. The main, southeast-facing elevation is near symmetrical, featuring a central bow with blind side windows flanked by large tripartite windows on the first floor. The entrance door is to the right of the bow. Crenellated detailing adorns the central and end bays. A further bow is present on the southwest elevation, while the northwest-facing rear elevation has a later projecting central bay. A former courtyard range ran parallel to the north-facing rear elevation, and although mostly demolished, it retains rubble-built end pavilions with pyramidal roofs.

Fenestration is irregular, with timber, multi-pane sash and case windows. The roof is piended, covered in grey slate with coped ridge and wallhead stacks.

Little of the original interior scheme remains, though a timber doorpiece survives.

A simple, single-story, square-plan well house, built of ashlar, stands nearby. It has a timber boarded door and a pyramidal roof.

Formerly known as Ballater House, this building is notable for its bow front, crenellated bays, and retained interior features. Its traditional character is demonstrated by the harled exterior and piended slate roof. The house's history is closely linked with that of the Farquharsons of Monaltrie, who occupied it in the nineteenth century. Francis Farquharson was instrumental in developing the Pananich Spa, a factor in the creation of Ballater Burgh. While the house has lost some of its original grandeur and suffered from dereliction by the 1970s, resulting in substantial loss of interior details, it has been extensively renovated. Historical photographs show that the building formerly enclosed a courtyard, the rear range of which has since been largely demolished. Several openings have been altered, including the relocation of the main entrance from the center of the bow window, and some windows are now blind, notably those on the sides of the bow.