Melgarve
The place
Melgarve in the Scottish Highlands, Fort Augustus/Newtonmore area (Western Cairngorms, Scotland, United Kingdom), at 357 m elevation, in the valley at the source of the River Spey. Continuous Scotland Highlands cluster (batches 220-362). MBA bothy (Mountain Bothies Association, 100 bothies across the UK run by volunteers, 6,000 members, founded 1965) on the Corrieyairack Pass, Wade Military Road, 1731, a military road built by General George Wade in Scotland following the Jacobite Rising of 1715, in an area of beech forest + Cairngorms National Park, 4,528 km², established 2003, the UK's largest national park + the Cairngorms massif, 4 peaks over 1,200 m, Ben Macdui 1,309 m, the UK's second-highest after Ben Nevis at 1,345 m + Speyside whisky, 50% of Scotland's distilleries, Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Macallan, single malt heritage + heritage of the Gaels (Scottish Gaelic, an endangered UNESCO-listed language, 87,000 speakers across the Highlands and Hebrides + the Highland Clearances, 1750-1850, 100,000 Scots displaced).
The setting
Highlands Fort Augustus/Newtonmore Western Cairngorms Scotland UK 357 m source of the River Spey, continuous cluster batches 220-362, MBA 100 bothies volunteer-run 6,000 members founded 1965 on Corrieyairack Pass Wade Military Road 1731 General Wade post-Jacobite 1715, beech forest + Cairngorms NP 4,528 km² 2003 UK's largest + Ben Macdui 1,309 m UK's 2nd-highest after Nevis 1,345 m + Speyside whisky 50% of distilleries Glenlivet/Glenfiddich/Macallan single malt, Scottish Gaelic UNESCO endangered 87,000 speakers Highlands+Hebrides + Clearances 1750-1850 100,000 Scots displaced.
