Banchor Mains

Banchor Mains is a farm in Highland Council, Scotland. Banchor Mains is situated nearby to Banchor Cemetery, as well as near the archaeological site Newtownmore Cairn (Prehistoric).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clan Macpherson Museum and The Eilan.

Clan Macpherson Museum

Museum

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Clan Macpherson Museum is situated 2,000 feet east of Banchor Mains.

Eilean Bheannchair, known simply as The Eilan, is a shinty venue close to the Scottish village of Newtonmore. It is the home of Newtonmore Camanachd Club and has been a shinty venue since at least 1877. The Eilan is situated 1,800 feet south of Banchor Mains.

Newtonmore railway station

Railway station

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Newtonmore railway station serves the village of Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line. The station is 68 miles 62 chains from Perth, between Dalwhinnie and Kingussie, and has a single platform which is long enough for a ten-coach train. Newtonmore railway station is situated 3,300 feet east of Banchor Mains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtonmore and Kingussie.

Newtonmore

Village

Newtonmore is a village of approximately 1100 inhabitants in Badenoch, within the Highland council area of Scotland. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland.

Kingussie

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Kingussie is a town in Speyside in the central Scottish Highlands, with a population of 1470 in 2020. The Spey valley here broadens into a "strath" as it emerges from the hills, and turns north.