Insh

Insh (Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Ùr) is a village that lies on the east coast of the Insh Marshes. It is around 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) east of Kingussie, in the valley of the River Spey in Badenoch and Strathspey, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Highland council area.[1] It is located on the B970 from Kingussie to Kincraig and Aviemore, at the other side of the valley from the A9. Not far along the road towards Ruthven Barracks is the small privately owned Speyside Distillery.

For other uses, see Insh (disambiguation).

Insh
  • Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Ùr
Insh
Location within the Badenoch and Strathspey area
OS grid referenceNH815016
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKINGUSSIE
Postcode districtPH21
Dialling code01540
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Scottish Parliament
  • Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch

Location

Insh is probably best known as the location of the RSPB Insh Marshes Wildlife Reserve. It is close to Loch Insh where it is possible to take part in various watersports, including windsurfing and sailing. There are also walks in the woods around Insh as well.

Insh no longer has a school but does retain a small church. It is also supposed to be the location of one of the oldest inns in the area, the building next to the telephone box, now a house named ‘Rose Cottage’.

References
  1. "Insh". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 4 July 2018.


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