Skye of Curr

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Skye of Curr
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Skye of Curr
Location within the Badenoch and Strathspey area
OS grid reference NH996245
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Historic county
Post town Grantown-on-Spey
Postcode district PH26 3
Police Scotland
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57°18′03″N3°40′00″W / 57.30084°N 3.66664°W / 57.30084; -3.66664 Coordinates: 57°18′03″N3°40′00″W / 57.30084°N 3.66664°W / 57.30084; -3.66664

Skye of Curr (Scottish Gaelic : Sgiath Churr) is a hamlet, situated 3 miles (5 kilometres) southwest of Grantown-on-Spey, in the Highlands [1] [2] of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland.

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Skye of Curr

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References

  1. Microsoft; Nokia (26 February 2017). "Skye of Curr" (Map). Bing Maps . Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. Google (26 February 2017). "Sky of Curr" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 26 February 2017.