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Cairngorms National Park

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Photo Post Location 1 . Mountain view, Craigellachie

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OS Grid Reference: NH8824 512636

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How to get there

Follow the Craigellachie National Nature Reserve "Viewpoint Trail" as far as the viewpoint as marked on the trial map. The post is next to the path and you will see it as you reach the top of the steps.

Guidance on taking photographs.

More information on this location

In the 1720s the original township of Aviemore sat just below Craigellachie, in the 1860s the railway came to the strath and some key buildings were built nearby. The reservoir within Craigellachie was built to provide water for the steam trains.The recent expansion began in the 1960s as the village became a centre for ski and recreational tourism. Who knows what the future holds …

Interested in the historical and natural landscape of Aviemore? Find out more by using the Landscape Toolkit.

Craigellachie National Nature Reserve is managed by Scottish Natural Heritage. For more information visit their website.

Interested in climate change and snow? Check out “A Snow Book, Northern Scotland” by Adam Watson.

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