Carn Fhuarain

Carn Fhuarain is a hill in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,414 feet. Carn Fhuarain is situated nearby to the locality Lochanhully, as well as near Bogroy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge and Carrbridge railway station.

Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge

Photo: Aaronsneddon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge, also known as Coffin Bridge, is a historic packhorse bridge in the village of Carrbridge, in the Scottish Highlands. The bridge was built in 1717 to allow funeral processions to reach Duthil Church by crossing the River Dulnain. Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Carn Fhuarain.

Carrbridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Carrbridge railway station serves the village of Carrbridge, Highland, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line, 90 miles from Perth, between Aviemore and Inverness. Carrbridge railway station is situated 2 miles south of Carn Fhuarain.

Landmark Forest Adventure Park

Theme park

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Landmark Forest Adventure Park is a nature-based theme and adventure park in Carrbridge, Highlands, Scotland, which opened in 1970. It is located within an area of ancient pine woodland and was voted Scotland's Favourite Park in 2023. Landmark Forest Adventure Park is situated 2 miles south of Carn Fhuarain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrbridge and Boat of Garten.

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".

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 5 miles southeast of Carn Fhuarain.

Dulnain Bridge

Village

Photo: Hogweard, Public domain.

Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Spey Valley in the central Scottish Highlands, 20 miles southeast of Inverness. To the west is the "strath" or broad valley of the River Spey, which here narrows to descend east through the Cairngorms towards the coast in Moray. Dulnain Bridge is situated 6 miles east of Carn Fhuarain.

Carn Fhuarain

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,414 feet
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.3096° or 57° 18′ 35″ north

Longitude

-3.81771° or 3° 49′ 4″ west

Elevation

1,414 feet (431 metres)

Open location code

9C9R855J+RW

GeoNames ID

12612591

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