Carron

Carron is a small village on the north bank of the River Spey in , Scotland. It was the site of an old distillery, the Imperial Distillery until the distillery closed in 1998 and was mothballed.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village in Moray, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Carron, Strathspey”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carron Bridge and Dailuaine distillery.

Bridge
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The is a bridge at Carron in , Scotland, which crosses the River Spey between the parishes of and . It was built for the Strathspey Railway in 1863, to a design by Alexander Gibb, an engineer for the Great North of Scotland Railway, and fabricated by the iron founders William McKinnon and Co.

Distillery
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is a single malt whisky distillery in , , .

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The is a historic woolmill in , Scotland. Wool production has taken place at the site since at least the eighteenth century, and the surviving buildings house a number of pieces of historic machinery which are still in operation. is situated 2 miles west of Carron.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Archiestown and Aberlour.

Village
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is a small village in , Scotland, named in honour of its founder Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk. It is a typical 18th century planned village with a grid street-plan and spacious square. is situated 2 miles north of Carron.

Village
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is a town in , Scotland, 12 miles south of on the road to . The Lour burn is a tributary of the River Spey, and it and the surrounding parish are both named , but the name is more commonly used in reference to the village which straddles the stream and flanks the Spey – although the full name of the village is Charlestown of . is situated 3 miles east of Carron.

Village
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is a small village in , Scotland, at the confluence of the River Spey and , in walking distance of the town of . is situated 5 miles northeast of Carron.

Carron

Latitude
57.4561° or 57° 27′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.29981° or 3° 17′ 59″ west
Elevation
387 feet (118 metres)
United Nations Location Codes
GB RRN and GB RRO
Open location code
9C9RFP42+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5798129098
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2653668
Wiki­data ID
Q1045216
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Carron” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Carron (Strathspey)”
  • Basque: “Carron”
  • Bengali: “স্পাইসাইড গ্লেনলিভেট”
  • Chinese: “卡朗”
  • Dutch: “Carron, Speyside”
  • French: “Carron”
  • German: “Carron”
  • Gujarati: “કેરન”
  • Irish: “Carrann, Comhairle Mhoireibh”
  • Irish: “Carrann”
  • Japanese: “スペイサイド・グレンリヴェット”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ಯಾರನ್”
  • Korean: “스페이시드 글렌리벳”
  • Lithuanian: “Speisaid Glenlivetas”
  • Portuguese: “Carron”
  • Russian: “Кэррон”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Carrann, Srath Spè”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Carrann”
  • Spanish: “Carron”
  • Tamil: “கார்ன்”
  • Telugu: “కార్రొన్”
  • Urdu: “کارون”

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