Auchendean Lodge
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Prehistoric Clava Cairns - Scotland's Stonehenge. An easy trip from Auchendean combining Culloden & Fort George
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- Auchendean in New Zealand
Auchendean is in Strathspey - an area of the Cairngorms National Park
which offers almost limitless Activities
Finding History and Pre-History around Auchendean
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There are many sites of interest from spectacular Pictish stones, burial cairns and stone circles to brochs, ancient bridges, churches, church yards as well as mediaeval castles and abandoned houses and villages.
Sueno's Stone
Apart from the Clava Cairns, the most spectacular ancient monument to see is the wonderfully carved Pictish "Sueno's" Stone, a huge carved stone in Forres, 20 miles away from Auchendean.
Carved Pictish Stones
There are many carved stones with intricate patterns, eagles, bulls and pigs on them and there are several insitu in the area around Grantown. Most Pictish stones are found in the north east of Scotland.
Stone Circles
Stone circles are well represented, there's a good example in a housing estate 9 miles away in Aviemore and there are 2 on the way to Glenlivet, 20 minutes away. There are standing stones along the River Spey, to the north and south of Auchendean, and chambered cairns in Curr Wood and at nearby Tullochgorum.
Old Grave Yards
There is an atmospheric cemetery on the edge of Grantown-on-Spey, 5 minutes away from Auchendean. It's beside the River Spey and contains many interesting tomb stones.Abernethy Kirkyard also has interesting old tomb stones.
Geneology and Family Trees
Many guests over the years have found the grave stones and parish records in the north-east of Scotland useful in researching their roots and family histories.
Consumption Dyke
Near Aberdeen but well worth calling in if in the area. This is a well constructed stone causeway, thought to have been conceived to use the stones from the fields.
Historical Bridges
There are 4 Thomas Telford bridges in nearby Nethy Bridge, which are now 200 years old. Another Telford bridge, well worth seeing is at Craigellachie, 20 minutes drive away from Auchendean. The Old Bridges in Grantown-on-Spey and at Dulsie are wonderful structures which survived the 1829 'Muckle Flood'.
There are several packhorse bridges in the area. Carrbridge has a famous
one which was damaged in the 1829 flood, and there are 2 close
together, hidden away in Glenlivet.
The wooden bridge at Broomhill
is the last remaining trestle bridge over the River Spey and was
built in 1894. It can be seen
from Auchendean
Battles
The Battle of Cromdale in 1690 was, effectively, the end of this Jacobite Uprising when the British Government won over the Highland Clans who wanted the House of Stuart back on the Scottish Throne. Cromdale is 6 miles from Auchendean.
The last battle fought on British soil was at Culloden which took place on 16 April 1746 and was the final rebellion of the Jacobite Uprising, trying to put Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne. There is a large visitor centre on the site and several clan graves marked with cairns. Culloden is near to Fort George and the Clava Cairns. All 3 would make for a fascinating day out.
