Carron ( gd, Carrann) is a small village on the north bank of the
River Spey
The River Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a river in the northeast of Scotland. At it is the eighth longest river in the United Kingdom, as well as the second longest and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. It is important for salmon fishi ...
in
Moray
Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
Between 1975 ...
, Scotland.
It was the site of an old distillery, the
Imperial Distillery until the distillery closed in 1998 and was mothballed.
In 2015, a new distillery,
Dalmunach opened in the village.
Carron had a station on the
Strathspey Railway, until the line closed in the 1960s. The railway line has since become the
Speyside Way
The Speyside Way (Doric: '; gd, Slighe Shrath Spe) is a long-distance path in the Scottish Highlands. The route begins in Buckie and ends at Newtonmore, away. There is an optional spur leading off the main route to Tomintoul, adding and of as ...
long-distance path.
Notable people
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Jack Richardson (1912–1990), cricketer
References
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Villages in Moray
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