Dalnavert, Highland
Dalnavert
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  Dalnavert Location within the Badenoch and Strathspey area | |
| OS grid reference | NH859061 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kingussie |
| Postcode district | PH21 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Dalnavert (Scottish Gaelic Dail nam Feart) is a small rural hamlet, that lies 4 miles northeast of Insh, and 8 miles northeast of Kingussie, in the strath of the River Spey, in the west Cairngorms National Park, in Badenoch and Strathspey, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Dalnavert is the ancestral home of Sir John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada. Both his mother[1] and first wife came from Dalnavert.[2]
The single track B970 B road which connects Kingussie to Inverdruie passes Dalnavert.
References
- ↑ Thompson, Frnacis (1990). Discovering Speyside. Edinburgh: John Donald. p. 68. ISBN 0859762300.
- ↑ Kingussie and Upper Speyside (Badenoch) : a Descriptive Guide to the District, With Map of Badenoch. Kingussie: Crerar. 1910. p. 32. OCLC 1047506297.
Dalnavert was the birthplace of the mother and wife of the late great Canadian statesman, Sir John A. Macdonald