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Badenoch
Badenoch (; ) is a district of the Scottish Highlands centred on the upper reaches of the River Spey, above Strathspey. The name Badenoch means the drowned land, with most of the population living close to the River Spey or its tributaries. The area is bounded on the north by the Monadhliath Mountains, on the east by the Cairngorms and Braemar, on the south by Atholl and the Grampians, and on the west by Lochaber. The capital of Badenoch is Kingussie, although historically Ruthven was the market town, and later site of the British Army's Ruthven Barracks. Geography The somewhat undefined area of Badenoch covers from northeast to southwest and from north to south, comprising . Excepting the strath of the Spey and the great glens, it consists almost entirely of wild mountainous country, many mountains exceeding in height (i.e., Munros), and contains in the deer forests of Alder, Drumochter, Gaick and Feshie, some of the best deer country in the Highlands. The principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumochter
The Pass of Drumochter () meaning simply 'high ridge' is the main mountain pass between the northern and southern central Scottish Highlands. The A9 road passes through here, as does the Highland Main Line, the railway between Inverness and the south of Scotland. The Sustrans National Cycle Route 7 between Glasgow and Inverness also runs through the pass. The pass is the only gap in the main Grampian Watershed suitable for road traffic routes for almost 100 km, between Glen Coe (west) and Cairnwell Pass (east); the West Highland Railway is the only other crossing, at Corrour. The pass is a natural low point, where the headwaters of the Spey and Tay penetrate most deeply into the broad Gaick Plateau, with the River Garry flowing south, and the River Truim north. The gap has been shaped into a "U" convenient for a transport corridor by glacial action over successive ice ages, although Loch Ericht just to the west is a much larger glacial breach.Hall AM and Jarman D (2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badenoch And Strathspey (ward)
Badenoch and Strathspey is one of the 21 wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It encompasses the towns and villages of Aviemore, Boat of Garten, Carrbridge, Cromdale, Dulnain Bridge, Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie, Newtonmore and Nethy Bridge. It elects four Councillors. Councillors Election results 2022 election 2017 election 2017 Highland Council election The 2017 Highland Council election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect members of the Highland Council. The election used the 21 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004; each ward elected three or four councillors using the ... 2012 election 2012 Highland Council election 2007 election 2007 Highland Council election References {{Wards of Highland Highland council wards Aviemore Kingussie Grantown-on-Spey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairngorms National Park
Cairngorms National Park () is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of National parks of Scotland, two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament, after Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, which was set up in 2002. The park covers the Cairngorms range of mountains, and surrounding hills. Already the largest national park in the United Kingdom, in 2010 it was expanded into Perth and Kinross. Roughly 18,000 people live within the national park. The largest communities are Aviemore, Ballater, Braemar, Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie, Newtonmore and Tomintoul. Like all other national parks of the UK, national parks in the UK, the park is IUCN protected area categories, IUCN designated Category V however it contains within its boundaries several national nature reserve (Scotland), national nature reserves that have IUCN Category II (national park) statuses, such as Abernethy Forest and Mar Lodge Estate. In 2018, 1.9 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glencarnie
Glencarnie was a provincial lordship in Strathspey, Scotland, co-extensive with the parish of Duthil. It was, alongside Badenoch, Lochaber, The Aird, Stratha'an, Abernethy, Strathbogie and Garioch, one of the eight militarised provincial lordships north of the Mounth that were first documented in the reign of William the Lion and held by families loyal to the crown. These may have been created to secure the Province of Moray during the uprisings of the MacWilliams between 1180 and 1230, or may be the result of an earlier plan to establish royal control over the valley of the Spey dating back to the defeat of Oengus of Moray at the Battle of Stracathro in 1130. The lordship was associated with the family of the Earls of Strathearn for over 200 years until 1392, when it was exchanged with Thomas Dunbar, 5th Earl of Moray for the lands of Easter and Wester Fochabers Fochabers (; ) is a village in the Parish of Bellie, in Moray, Scotland, east of the cathedral city of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duthil
Duthil () is a small village, bypassed by the A938 road, at the junction with the road B9007, near Carrbridge in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range .... Just outside the village lies Duthil Old Parish Church and Burial Ground, which includes many memorials to members of Clan Grant and two mausolea of the Earls of Seafield. Notable people *Rev Ewan Macleod (1847-1928) minister of Duthil Free Church 1876 to 1895, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 1905/06 References Populated places in Badenoch and Strathspey Carrbridge {{Highland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abernethy And Kincardine
Abernethy and Kincardine is a civil parish, and former registration district and ecclesiastical parish, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The name is not in use for any modern administrative entity, but remains as the usual description for historical purposes, in the case of the registration district being only a name change. The name "Abernethy" is derived from the local River Nethy (" aber" is Pictish for a river mouth or junction). The name Kincardine is of mixed Gaelic and Pictish origin, "ceann" being Scots Gaelic for head and "cardden" the Brythonic/Pictish for a wooded area; the latter element also features as "garten" in other nearby placenames. The current main village, Bridge of Nethy, now more well known as Nethy Bridge was located around the confluence of the River Nethy and the Duack Burn, at ; its earlier growth was mostly upriver along the banks of the Nethy. The Ecclesiastical Parish The Church of Scotland parish was created in the 16th century by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laggan, Badenoch
Laggan (Gaelic: ''Lagan'' ) is a village in Badenoch, in the Highland region of Scotland. It is beside the River Spey, about 10 km west of Newtonmore. The A86 road passes through the village and crosses the river on a nearby bridge. It is notable as being the region in Badenoch where the Scottish Gaelic language survived the longest. Laggan fell within the Lordship of Badenoch held by the Dukes of Gordon for nearly 400 years. The Glentruim estate on the west side of the glen comprised land bought bought by Major Ewen Macpherson from the Gordon Estate Trustees in 1830. The new owner cleared several small farms to create sheep walks. The change from a subsistence to a sheep-based economy in the early 19th century resulted in the population of the parish of Laggan dropping from 1,512 in the 1790s to 1,201 in 1841.Taylor, David (2022), ''The People Are Not There: The Tranformation of Badenoch 1800 - 1863'', John Donald, Edinburgh, pp. 82 & 103, Laggan is located in Cair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvie
Alvie () is a small crofting hamlet, a working Scottish highland estate and civil parish, located on the south shore of Loch Alvie in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Inverness-shire, within the Scottish council area of Highland. Alvie sits in Cairngorm National Park and is part of Alvie and Dalraddy Estates which extend into the Monadhliath hills from the River Spey, and overlooked by the Cairngorm Mountain range. Alvie Estate History For nearly 400 years, Alvie fell within the Lordship of Badenoch held by the Dukes of Gordon. In the early nineteenth century it was owned by the Macpherson-Grants of Ballindalloch. In 1862 the property was in the ownership of James Evan Baillie, the predecessor of Lord Burton of Dochfour. By 1867 the estate was purchased or tenanted by Sir John Ramsden, an industrialist from northern England who planted up around 2,000 acres (800 hectares) of what was described as moor land to forestry for timber production. He later purchased and move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boat Of Garten
Boat of Garten (; originally: Garten) is a small village and post town in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. In 1951, the population was less than 400; in 1971, it was almost 500; in 1981, it was almost 700, and the same in 2001. Toponymy Boat of Garten is also known informally as "Osprey village", due to the significant population of Ospreys in the area. Etymology The current name of the settlement, Boat of Garten, refers to the nearby site of the old ferry over the River Spey. However, Pont's map of 1600 and Roy's map of 1750 named the location simply "Garten". Geography and Transportation Boat of Garten is located between Aviemore and Grantown-on-Spey. It lies northeast of Aviemore, just north of Auchgourish and east of Kinveachy. Grantown is away. Loch Garten lies to the southeast of the village. To the east of the village is the small settlement of Drumuillie. Situated at an elevation of above sea level, it lies from the River Spey in the Cairngorms Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insh Marshes
Insh Marshes are an area of floodplain of the River Spey between Kingussie and Kincraig in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. The marshes are said to be one of the most important wetlands in Europe. They lie at an altitude of approximately above sea level, and form one of the largest areas of floodplain mire and fen vegetation in Scotland. The marshes cover around , and hold a number of conservation designations. of the area is owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), and forms a national nature reserve. The RSPB have laid out several waymarked trails, and provided two bird hides to allow visitors to appreciate the area and its birdlife. Flora and fauna The marshes are dominated by sedge plants, with the boreal species string sedge and water sedge being present. The site is one of only two in Britain for string sedge (the other being Loch Naver at Altnaharra). It also supports many other flowering plants including least water- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch Ericht
Loch Ericht () is a freshwater loch on the border between the former Perthshire, now Perth and Kinross and the former Inverness-shire, now Highlands Council areas of Scotland. It has a north-east to south-west orientation. The village of Dalwhinnie lies at the north east end of the loch. Loch Ericht is the tenth largest freshwater lake in Scotland and has a good reputation for its trout fishing and Ferox trout. Loch Ericht occupies a major glacial breach cut through the former main Grampian divide from Ben Nevis over Ben Alder to the Cairngorms. The breach exploits the Loch Ericht Fault, a major feature of the Caledonian Orogeny, parallel to the Great Glen Fault and other NE-SW faults. The preglacial col in the former divide at Beinn Bheoil - Stob an Aonaich Mhoir is estimated by Linton to have been at 650m asl. With the loch bed being at 200m asl, ice has excavated a trench at least 450 m deep. The glacier has carried erratic boulders of Rannoch granite far down the flanks o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
