Grantown-on-Spey

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Grantown-on-Spey is a small Scottish Highland town on the River Spey, known as a gateway to the Cairngorms and a centre for outdoor recreation and whisky country tourism.

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Grantown-on-Spey canonical 16
Grantown 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
administrativeArea Highland council area
country Scotland
economy outdoor sports
tourism
whisky-related tourism
foundedAs planned town
foundedBy Sir James Grant of Grant
foundedIn 18th century
hasAmenity golf course
guest houses
hotels
museum
primary school
secondary school
shops
hasCategory Cairngorms National Park communities
Speyside
Towns in Highland
hasNearbyAttraction Anagach Woods
Cairngorms National Park
River Spey
Speyside distilleries
linked to: Speyside
hasNearbyFeature Cromdale Hills
Dava Moor
hasPostTown Grantown-on-Spey
hasTransport A95 road
bus services
historicCounty Morayshire
linked to: Elginshire
isGatewayTo Cairngorms
Cairngorms National Park
knownFor Speyside whisky region
linked to: Speyside

outdoor recreation
whisky tourism
language English
Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Highland
Scottish Highlands
Speyside
locatedOnRiver River Spey
region Strathspey
tourismType fishing
heritage tourism
nature tourism
walking and hiking
wildlife watching

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

River Spey flowsNear Grantown-on-Spey
Cairngorms National Park contains Grantown-on-Spey
Badenoch and Strathspey contains Grantown-on-Spey
Badenoch and Strathspey hasPostTown Grantown-on-Spey
Cuthbert Grant residence Grantown
linked to: Grantown-on-Spey
Castle Grant locatedNear Grantown-on-Spey
Castle Grant nearSettlement Grantown-on-Spey
Freuchie Castle locatedNear Grantown-on-Spey
Grantown-on-Spey hasPostTown Grantown-on-Spey
IV postcode area contains Grantown-on-Spey
subject linked to: IV
Lochindorb Castle locatedNear Grantown-on-Spey
Lochindorb Castle locatedNorthOf Grantown-on-Spey
A95 road passesNear Grantown-on-Spey
Nethy Bridge nearestTown Grantown-on-Spey