Carron, Strathspey
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Street through Carron
Carron (Scottish Gaelic: Carrann) is an old distillery village on the north bank of the River Spey in Moray, Scotland.[1][2]
It was the site of the Imperial Distillery until the distillery closed in 1998 and has since been mothballed.
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Site of Carron station, 1988
Carron had a station on the Strathspey Railway, until the line closed in the 1960s. The railway line has since become the Speyside Way long-distance path.
References[]
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 28 Elgin & Dufftown (Buckie & Keith) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231029.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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Coordinates: 57°27′16″N 3°17′54″W / 57.45440°N 3.29821°W
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- Villages in Moray
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