Dalnavert, Highland

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 valley 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 and first wife came from Dalnavert.

Dalnavert
  • Scottish Gaelic: Dail nam Feart
Dalnavert
Location within the Badenoch and Strathspey area
OS grid referenceNH859061
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKingussie
Postcode districtPH21
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

The single track B970 B road which connects Kingussie to Inverdruie passes Dalnavert.

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