Loch Insh, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Loch Insh
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#21 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

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Loch Insh is a loch in Highlands region, Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 810 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 57°6'60"N, 3°55'0"W

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Cairngorms National Park United Kingdom

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Loch Insh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Highland Wildlife Park, Ruthven Barracks, Sgòr Gaoith, Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve.

2.2 miW
Mountain and tundra animal reserve
Highland Wildlife Park, Cairngorms National Park
58 min walk • The Highland Wildlife Park is a 105-hectare safari park and zoo near Kingussie, Highland, Scotland. The park is located within the Cairngorms National Park.
5.5 miSW
Ruins, View point, Forts and castles
Ruthven Barracks, Kingussie
141 min walk • Ruthven Barracks, near Ruthven in Badenoch, Scotland, are the best preserved of the four barracks built in 1719 after the 1715 Jacobite rising.
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgòr Gaoith, Cairngorms National Park
132 min walk • Sgòr Gaoith is a mountain in the western massif of the Cairngorms, and is separated from the Braeriach massif by the broad valley of Glen Einich. The second-highest summit of the mountain is Sgoran Dubh Mòr, which lies 1.3 km away due NNE along the summit ridge.
2.8 miSE
Protected area
Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve, Cairngorms National Park
71 min walk • Invereshie and Inshriach is a national nature reserve on the western flank of the Cairngorms in the Highland council area of Scotland.
4.1 miNE
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Loch an Eilein, Aviemore
104 min walk • Loch an Eilein is a small irregular shaped, freshwater loch in the Rothiemurchus Forest about 5 km south of Aviemore, Scotland in Cairngorms National Park. Loch an Eilein comes from the Scottish Gaelic and means 'Loch of the island'. The loch is considered to be beautiful and walks around it are popular.
5.6 miNE
Protected area
Craigellachie National Nature Reserve, Cairngorms National Park
144 min walk • Craigellachie is a hill lying to the west of the village of Aviemore in Strathspey, in the central Highlands of Scotland. Craigellachie was declared a national nature reserve in 1961, and is managed by NatureScot through a lease from Reidhaven Estate.
5.3 miSW
Museum
Highland Folk Museum, Kingussie
136 min walk • The Highland Folk Museum is a museum and open-air visitor attraction in Newtonmore in Badenoch and Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom. It is owned by Highland Council and administered by High Life Highland. It was founded in 1935 by Dr Isabel Frances Grant.
5.5 miNE
57°10'34"N • 3°49'2"W
Rothiemurchus, Aviemore
142 min walk • Forest, Nature and wildlife, Park
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Rothiemurchus Forest, Cairngorms National Park
145 min walk • Rothiemurchus Forest is a remnant of the Caledonian Forest at grid reference NH9209 near Aviemore, Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. The forest is popular for recreation and contains important independent wildlife, including the osprey, Scottish crossbill, capercaillie, crested tit and European wildcat.
5.5 miNE
57°10'38"N • 3°49'10"W
TreeZone, Aviemore
142 min walk • Sport complex
4.4 miSW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Speyside Distillery, Kingussie
113 min walk • The Speyside distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery near the hamlet of Drumguish in the Speyside region of Scotland, close to the village of Kingussie.