Carrbridge
Carrbridge is a village in Badenoch and also Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands. It exists off the A9 on the A938, west of Skye of Curr, southeast of Tomatin, near Bogroy. It has the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands as well as the nearby old ache woodland consists of the Landmark Forest Adventure Park. Carrbridge is about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Aviemore and creates a gateway to the Cairngorms National Forest. It was a very early centre for winter sports in Scotland. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 708 people, with the bulk employed in tourism. Up until the 1980s bypass was created, the A9 ran directly with the village. Carrbridge is offered by Carrbridge railway station on the Highland Main Line. Local argument still raves regarding the name Carrbridge itself, with some liking to see it hyphenated to Carr-bridge. Words "Carr" has nothing to do with motorised transportation however is stemmed from the Old Norse word for boggy area.
