Petriny Motte
Petriny Motte is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Petriny Motte is situated nearby to the village Boat of Garten, as well as near Nethy Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boat of Garten railway station and Broomhill railway station.
Boat of Garten railway station
Railway station
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Strathspey Railway in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland, operates a ten-mile heritage railway from Aviemore to Broomhill, Highland via Boat of Garten, part of the former Inverness and Perth Junction Railway which linked Aviemore with Forres. Boat of Garten railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Petriny Motte.
Broomhill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Broomhill railway station or Broomhill for Nethy Bridge railway station is a reconstructed railway station on the former Highland Railway main line which was originally built to serve the small villages of Nethy Bridge and Dulnain Bridge in Strathspey. Broomhill railway station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Petriny Motte.
Broomhill Bridge
Bridge
Photo: jeff collins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Broomhill Bridge is a wooden bridge over the River Spey. Broomhill Bridge is situated 2½ miles northeast of Petriny Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boat of Garten and Nethy Bridge.
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 1½ miles southwest of Petriny Motte.
Nethy Bridge
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nethy Bridge is a small village in Strathspey in the Highland council area of Scotland. The village lies 5 miles south of Grantown-on-Spey within the historical parish of Abernethy and Kincardine, and the Cairngorms National Park. Nethy Bridge is situated 2½ miles east of Petriny Motte.
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 3½ miles northeast of Petriny Motte.
Petriny Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.26028° or 57° 15′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.71734° or 3° 43′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C9R776M+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 13664587290OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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