Dulnain Bridge
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Dulnain Bridge is a village in Strathspey, next to the meeting of the River Dulnain and the River Spey, three miles south-west of Grantown-on-Spey, in the Scottish Highlands. The bridge was swept away in a flood in 1829, but was re-built. The population is estimated at less than one thousand, and the town is popular with tourists, as it is surrounded by mountains. The traditional counties of Inverness-shire and Morayshire are separated by the bridge, which has existed for centuries. The main attractions at Dulnain Bridge are Muckrach Lodge Hotel and Restaurant, a four star resort with a two AA rosette restaurant, and The Speyside Heather Centre, which sells all sorts of Scottish merchandise, and also has a cafe. The village has had a fair amount of famous personalities choosing to live in it, such as Andy Picheta and Rebbeca Ferrand, who both had highly successful careers in the television industry before taking over at Muckrach Lodge Hotel, and Charlie Whelan, who formerly worked as an assistant to Gordon Brown for several years, before opting to move north. In May 2007, over 150 villagers decided to march around part of Dulnain Bridge in attempt to get Dulnain Bridge on more maps, as some felt that being left off some tourist maps that year was not what the village deserved.
