Ben Aigan
Ben Aigan is a hill in Moray rising to a height of 471m to the east of the River Spey, which flows along the foot of its western and northern slopes. It lies to the east of Rothes and north east of Craigellachie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Brailsford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Craigellachie Bridge and Glen Grant distillery.
Craigellachie Bridge
Bridge
Craigellachie Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge across the River Spey at Craigellachie, near to the village of Aberlour in Moray, Scotland. It was designed by the renowned civil engineer Thomas Telford and built from 1812 to 1814.
Glen Grant distillery
Distillery
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Glen Grant distillery was founded in 1840 in Rothes, Speyside, and produces single malt Scotch whisky. Previously owned by Chivas Brothers Ltd, best known for their Chivas Regal blended scotch whisky, Glen Grant was purchased by the Italian company Campari Group in December 2005.
The Glenrothes distillery
Distillery
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The Glenrothes distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the town of Rothes in the Speyside region of Scotland. The distillery sits beside the Burn of Rothes, in a glen on the edge of the town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maggieknockater and Rothes.
Maggieknockater
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maggieknockater is a hamlet on the A95 road between Craigellachie and Mulben in Scotland in the Moray council area, in the county of Banffshire. Until the early 1970s there was a large apiary which was well known in the region and has lived on in the Scottish country dance "The Bees of Maggieknockater".
Rothes
Village
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Rothes is a town in Moray, Scotland, on the banks of the River Spey, 10 miles south of Elgin. The town had a population of 1,252 at the 2011 Census. A settlement has been here since AD 600.
Craigellachie
Village
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Craigellachie is a small village in Moray, Scotland, at the confluence of the River Spey and River Fiddich, in walking distance of the town of Aberlour.
Ben Aigan
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,545 feet
- Description: hill in Moray, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.51859° or 57° 31′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.15391° or 3° 9′ 14″ westElevation
1,545 feet (471 metres)Open location code
9C9RGR9W+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 861978088OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Ben Aigan” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ben Aigan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بين ايجان”
- Ladin: “Ben Aigan”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ben Aigan”
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