- Dalwhinnie
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Coordinates: 56°56′10″N 4°14′38″W / 56.936°N 4.244°W
Dalwhinnie Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chuinnidh
Dalwhinnie Distillery
Dalwhinnie shown within the Badenoch and Strathspey areaOS grid reference NN634849 Council area Highland Country Scotland Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Dalwhinnie Postcode district PH19 Dialling code 015282 Police Northern Fire Highlands and Islands Ambulance Scottish EU Parliament Scotland List of places: UK • Scotland • Dalwhinnie (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chuinnidh) "Meeting Place" is a small village in the Scottish Highlands.
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Location
Dalwhinnie sits at an altitude of 351 m. It is one of the coldest villages in the UK, having an average annual temperature of 6.5oC, making it suitable for winter walking and mountaineering. It is north of Drumochter, just off the A9 road from Perth to Inverness. It is about 2 to 2½ hours drive from both Edinburgh and Glasgow, 25 miles from Aviemore, 13 from Newtonmore and 17 from Kingussie.
Dalwhinnie railway station lies on the Highland Main Line from Perth to Inverness.
Tourism
The area is teeming with wildlife and there are walks along the River Truim and in Cairngorm and Monadhliath Mountains in the Cairngorm National Park.[1]
Dalwhinnie is on the Sustrans National Cycle Route No. 7, Glasgow to Inverness. There are several cycle routes in the area including one alongside Loch Ericht.
Distillery
Diageo owns the local distillery, the highest-elevation working distillery in Scotland. Dalwhinnie Single Malt is a light, heathery whisky.
Activities
- Golf
- Walking
- Mountain Biking
- Watersports
- Horse Riding and Pony Trekking: The popular outdoor sport of Pony Trekking was credited with being started in Badenoch at nearby Newtonmore in 1952 by Ewan Ormiston, it is still possible to ride in Newtonmore with his grandson Ruaridh at the Newtonmore Riding Centre. Ormiston Highlands
- Fishing
- Shooting
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See also
- Centre points of the United Kingdom
- Battle of Invernahavon - the remnants of a party of Clan Cameron raiders escaped via Dalwhinnie after their defeat by the Chattan Confederation south west of Newtonmore in this 14th century battle.
References
Categories:- Populated places in Badenoch and Strathspey
- Highland geography stubs
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