Loch Ban

Loch Ban is a pond in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Ban is situated nearby to Abandoned car (Opel Olympia), as well as near the village Boat of Garten.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boat of Garten railway station and Landmark Forest Adventure Park.

Boat of Garten railway station

Railway station

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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 1¼ miles east of Loch Ban.

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 2½ miles northwest of Loch Ban.

Kincardine Church

Church

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Kincardine Church is situated 2½ miles southeast of Loch Ban.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boat of Garten and Carrbridge.

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.

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".

Aviemore

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Aviemore is a town in the Spey Valley of Highland Scotland. It's the main base for skiing and other outdoor activities in Cairngorms National Park. It's the largest of a straggle of villages including Rothiemurcus and Coylumbridge, also described here, and in 2020 had a population of 3230.

Loch Ban

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.24838° or 57° 14′ 54″ north

Longitude

-3.78689° or 3° 47′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C9R66X7+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 798975981

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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Highlights include Abandoned car (Opel Olympia) and Boat of Garten Community Hall.

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