Dalwhinnie

Coordinates: 56°56′10″N 4°14′38″W / 56.936°N 4.244°W / 56.936; -4.244

Dalwhinnie
Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chuinnidh
Dalwhinnie Distillery
Dalwhinnie  Dalwhinnie shown within the Badenoch and Strathspey area
OS 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.

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 6.5^oC, 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

Links

• Newtonmore Riding Centre Website
• Forestry Commission Scotland. Wolftrax Mountain Biking Centre Link

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

1. ^ Cairngorms National Park Authority