Loch Vaa

Places of Interest

Boat of Garten railway station

Railway station

Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Strathspey Railway in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland, operates a ten-mile heritage railway from Aviemore to Broomhill, Highland via Boat of Garten, part of the former Inverness and Perth Junction Railway which linked Aviemore with Forres. Boat of Garten railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Loch Vaa.

Kincardine Church

Church

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Kincardine Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Loch Vaa.

Loch Pityoulish

Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Pityoulish is situated 2½ miles south of Loch Vaa.

Places in the Area

Boat of Garten

Village

Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boat of 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. Boat of Garten is situated 2 miles northeast of Loch Vaa.

Aviemore

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Aviemore is a town in the Spey Valley of Highland Scotland. It's the main base for skiing and other outdoor activities in Cairngorms National Park. It's the largest of a straggle of villages including Rothiemurcus and Coylumbridge, also described here, and in 2020 had a population of 3230.

Carrbridge

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Carrbridge is a village in the Spey Valley in the central Highlands of Scotland, 24 miles southeast of Inverness and six miles north of Aviemore. Its Gaelic name is Drochaid Chàrr but derives from Norse: "boggy area".

Loch Vaa

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