Duthil and Rothiemurchus
Duthil and Rothiemurchus is a parish in north-east Inverness-shire, comprising Duthill on the left of the Spey and Rothiemurchus on the right. The Duthil portion also lies in the detached part of Morayshire.
The parish contains the village of Boat of Garten, Carrbridge and Aviemore, the latter two of which lie on the main north-south A9 trunk road. The A95 to Keith in Banffshire starts here too as does the A938 Old Military Road to Dulnain Bridge.
It is bounded to the north-east by Cromdale, east by Abernethy and Kincardine, south-east by Crathie and Braemar in Aberdeenshire, south-west by Alvie and north-west by Moy and Dalarossie and by Cawdor and Ardclach in Nairnshire. It has an utmost length of 22⅜ miles from north to south from Carn Allt Laoigh to a point 1⅝ mile south-east of Loch Eunach, with an utmost breadth from east to west of 10½ miles.
Mountains and hills
The main elevations, forming part of the Monadhliath range, are:
- Creag an Fhithich (1,325 feet)
- Docharn Craig (1,244)
- Carn Lethendy (1,415)
- Beinn Ghuilbnich (1,895)
- Carn Avie (1,907)
- Garbh-mheall Mor (1,880)
- Carn Sleamhuinn (2,217)
- Carn Dearg Mor (2,337)*
- Craigellachie (1,500)*
Where asterisks mark those summits that culminate on the borders of the parish. Beyond the Dulnan, again, rise:
- Tullochgriban High (1,040 feet)
- Carn Allt Laoigh (1,872)*
- Creag na h-Iolaire (1,750)
- Carn Glas (2,162)*
- Carn Dubh (1,409)
- Inverlaiduan Hill (1,511)
- Carn na Larach (1,957)*
- Carn Aluinn (1,797)
- Carn Phris Mhoir (2,021)*
- Sgum an Mor (2,037)*
Lastly from north to south in Rothiemurchus the principal summits, part of the Cairngorm group, are:
- Cadha Mor (2,313)
- Carn Elrick (2,433)
- Castle Hill (2,366)*
- Inchriach (2,766)
- Creag na Leacainn (3,448)*
- Braeriach (4,248)
- Sgoran Dubh (3,658)*
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