Abernethy, formerly known as the Abernethy Trust (founded in 1971) is a non-profit organization. It runs four

outdoor activities Outdoor recreation or outdoor activity refers to recreation done outside, most commonly in natural settings. The activities that encompass outdoor recreation vary depending on the physical environment they are being carried out in. These activiti ...

centres and a bunkhouse in Scotland, providing outdoor instruction and residential facilities.

History

Abernethy was established in 1971 when the Walker family donated their estate and buildings at Nethybridge. 10 years later Mary Currie, owner of the Hamilton Arms Hotel on the

Isle of Arran The Isle of Arran (; sco, Isle o Arran; gd, Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at . Historically part of Butesh ...

, gave her property to be used as a Christian Centre resulting in the birth of the Arran Outdoor Centre. In 1984 Brae Lodge at Loch Tay from Mr and Mrs Barratt was accepted as part of the facilities, which ran under the Abernethy banner as the Ardeonaig Outdoor Centre. The fourth centre to come under Abernethy was the Ardgour Outdoor Centre on the Kilmalieu Estate, across the loch from Fort William. In 1997 this centre became the home of the Abernethy Trust School of Adventure Leadership. The last centre to be added to the Abernethy Trust was Barcaple Outdoor Centre, in 1996. This centre was already operating as a Christian outdoor centre, but Barcaple approached Abernethy asking if they could merge their ministry in

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...

with that of Abernethy. This officially happened on 1 January 2001. Around the same time Arran Centre was sold off. Abernethy was also gifted Glen Kin outdoor centre in Argyll which was later sold in 2020.

About Abernethy

The four Abernethy adventure centres are located at: # Nethybridge, a forest village in Inverness-shire, close to

Loch Morlich Loch Morlich (Scottish Gaelic, ''Loch Mhùrlaig'') is a freshwater loch in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Highland (council area), Highland, Scotland near Aviemore. The loch is home to a watersports centre with kayaking, sailing and windsurfi ...

and the River Spey #

Ardeonaig Ardeonaig (Gaelic: ''Aird Eòdhanaig'') is a hamlet on the southern shore of Loch Tay in the Stirling Council area of Scotland. It is approximately 7 miles east of Killin and lies at the mouth of the Ardeonaig Burn where it enters Loch Tay. When ...

, set on the South bank of

Loch Tay Loch Tay ( gd, Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross and Stirling council areas. It is the largest body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, and the sixth largest loch in Scotland. The ...

in Highland Perthshire. #

Ardgour Ardgour () (, meaning ''Height of the goats'') is an area of the Scottish Highlands on the western shore of Loch Linnhe. It lies north of the district of Morvern and east of the district of Sunart. Administratively it is now part of the ward ...

, situated on the shores of

Loch Linnhe Loch Linnhe () is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. The part upstream of Corran is known in Gaelic as (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as (the salty pool). The name ''Linnhe'' is derived from the Gaelic w ...

# Barcaple, situated on the edge of the

Southern Uplands The Southern Uplands ( gd, Na Monaidhean a Deas) are the southernmost and least populous of mainland Scotland's three major geographic areas (the other two being the Central Lowlands and the Grampian Mountains and the Highlands, as illustrated ...

between the Solway coast and the

Galloway Galloway ( ; sco, Gallowa; la, Gallovidia) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. A native or i ...

hills The former site, Glen Kin, was located near

Dunoon Dunoon (; gd, Dùn Omhain) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. As well ...

References

External links

Organisation website
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