Dunachton
Dunachton is an estate on the north-west shore of Loch Insh in Badenoch and Strathspey, in the Highlands of Scotland. It occupies land immediately to the north of the A9 road and General Wade's Military Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dorothy Carse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Estate
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dunachton Lodge” and “Dunacton”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Highland Wildlife Park.
Highland Wildlife Park
Zoo
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Highland Wildlife Park is a 105-hectare safari park and zoo in Kingussie, Highland, Scotland. The park is located within the Cairngorms National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kincraig and Insh.
Kincraig
Village
Photo: Paul Beard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kincraig is a village located north of Kingussie and south of Aviemore in Highland, Scotland. Its original name was Boat of Inch, reflecting the ferry boat crossing of the Spey River that once operated here but the name was changed after a single track bridge was erected in 1871. Kincraig is situated 1½ miles northeast of Dunachton.
Insh
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Insh is a village in Highland, Scotland that lies on the east coast of the Insh Marshes. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey area, around 3+1⁄2 miles east of Kingussie, in the Spey valley. Insh is situated 2 miles south of Dunachton.
Kingussie
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingussie is a town in Speyside in the central Scottish Highlands, with a population of 1470 in 2020. The Spey valley here broadens into a "strath" as it emerges from the hills, and turns north.
Dunachton
- Categories: human settlement and agriculture
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Dunachton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dunachton”
- Dutch: “Dunachton”
- French: “Dunachton”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dunachton”. Photo: Dorothy Carse, CC BY-SA 2.0.