Carr
Carr is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Carr is situated nearby to the locality Bogroy, as well as near Ellan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Landmark Forest Adventure Park and Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge.
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.
Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge
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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 railway station
Railway station
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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.
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
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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 3 miles southeast of Carr.
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 Carr.
Carr
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.27984° or 57° 16′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.81198° or 3° 48′ 43″ westElevation
863 feet (263 metres)Open location code
9C9R75HQ+W6GeoNames ID
13268545
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