Boat of Garten
Boat of Garten
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| Boat of Garten shown within the Badenoch and Strathspey area | |
| OS grid reference | NH949191 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Boat of Garten |
| Postcode district | PH24 3 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
Boat of Garten (Scottish Gaelic: Coit a' Ghartain; originally: Garten) is a small village and post town in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. In 1951, the population was less than 400; in 1971, it was almost 500; in 1981, it was almost 700, and the same in 2001.
The settlement name derives from the nearby old ferry over the River Spey. However, its early history does not refer to the "boat" or ferry as Pont's map of 1600 and Roy's map of 1750 named the location simply "Garten".
It is also known as "Osprey village" due to its significant population of Ospreys.
Boat of Garten is located between Aviemore and Grantown-on-Spey. It lies to the northeast of Aviemore, just north of Auchgourish and east of Kinveachy. Grantown is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) away. Loch Garten lies to the southeast of the village.
Situated at an altitude of 220 metres (720 ft) above sea level, it lies 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from the River Spey in the Cairngorms National Park. Being close to the Cairngorm Mountains. it is in view of the Lairig Ghru and the northern Braeriach corries.
The area between Boat of Garten and Loch Garten is within the Abernethy Forest National Nature Reserve, Boat of Garten being on the forest fringe.
Alyssum alyssoides, Cerastium arvense, Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Koeleria macrantha are found in the village, as are Juniperus communis, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Empetrum nigrum and Ptilium crista-castrensis. Rare fungi include Amanita virosa, Leucocortinarius bulbiger, Pholiota spumosa, Tapinella atrotomentosa, Cantharellula umbonata, Sarcodon imbricatus, Dentipellis fragilis and Hydnellum scrobiculatum.
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