Upper Dallachy
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Location within Moray | |
OS grid reference | NJ3662 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Upper Dallachy is a small village situated in Moray, Scotland, approximately 2 miles south-east of Spey Bay.
The village is located next to the now-abandoned RAF Dallachy airfield, which was used frequently in the Second World War and was the site of a number of bombings. It is one of four small settlements situated on the east side of the River Spey.
Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. It is located on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Inverness.
Banffshire is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county town is Banff, although the largest settlement is Buckie to the west. It borders the Moray Firth to the north, Morayshire and Inverness-shire to the west, and Aberdeenshire to the east and south.
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The River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland. At 98 mi (158 km) it is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, as well as the second longest and fastest-flowing river in Scotland.. It is important for salmon fishing and whisky production.
Fochabers is a village in the Parish of Bellie, in Moray, Scotland, 10 miles (16 km) east of the cathedral city of Elgin and located on the east bank of the River Spey. 1,728 people live in the village, which enjoys a rich musical and cultural history. The village is also home to Baxters, the family-run manufacturer of foodstuffs.
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Lower Auchenreath is a tiny rural settlement situated in the North East Coast of Scotland. It is home to a mixed arable/animal farm and is only a mile to the West of Port Gordon. Nearby is the Speyside walk and Spey Bay Golf Club. Originally there were several small crofts which over the years have been amalgamated into a single farm. There are 9 dwellings at Lower Auchenreath. The Tynet burn flows through the farm, which was the old boundary between Morayshire and Banffshire. The dwellings are all situated on the Morayshire (west) side of the Tynet burn but some of the fields are on the Banffshire side. The settlement is bordered on the West side by the old Dallachy aerodrome, which was used in World War 2, but has long since been disused.
Royal Air Force Dallachy or more simply RAF Dallachy, is a former Royal Air Force station situated east of Elgin, Moray, Scotland.
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