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:For Badenoch, Ontario, see that article.

Badenoch (Gaelic: Bàideanach what means drowned land) is a traditional district which today forms part of Badenoch and Strathspey
Badenoch and Strathspey

Badenoch and Strathspey is a Local government in Scotland ward of the Highland Council areas of Scotland and a ward management area of the Highland Council in Scotland....
, an area of Highland Council, in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, bounded on the north by the Monadhliath Mountains
Monadhliath Mountains

The Monadhliath Mountains are the westernmost range of the Grampian Mountains in Scotland. They lie to the west of the Cairngorms and to the south east of Loch Ness, and are within the Highland council area....
, on the east by the Cairngorms and Braemar
Braemar

Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Scottish Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire sitting at an altitude of ....
, on the south by Atholl
Atholl

Atholl or Athole is a large historical division in the Scottish Highlands. Today it forms the northern part of Perth and Kinross, Scotland bordering Marr, Badenoch, Breadalbane, Scotland, Strathearn, Perth, Scotland and Lochaber....
 and the Grampians
Grampian Mountains (Scotland)

This article is about a mountain range in Scotland; for other uses see: Grampians.The 'Grampian Mountains' or 'Grampians' are one of the three major mountain ranges in Wales !occupying a considerable portion of the Scottish Highlands in northeast Scotland....
, and on the west by Lochaber
Lochaber

Lochaber is one of the 16 ward management areas of the Highland Council of Scotland and one of eight former Local government of Scotland districts of the two-tier Highland Regions of Scotland....
.

The somewhat undefined area of Badenoch covers 36 miles from northeast to southwest and 15 miles from north to south, comprising 540 square miles.






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Badenoch (district)
:For Badenoch, Ontario, see that article.

Badenoch (Gaelic: Bàideanach what means drowned land) is a traditional district which today forms part of Badenoch and Strathspey
Badenoch and Strathspey

Badenoch and Strathspey is a Local government in Scotland ward of the Highland Council areas of Scotland and a ward management area of the Highland Council in Scotland....
, an area of Highland Council, in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, bounded on the north by the Monadhliath Mountains
Monadhliath Mountains

The Monadhliath Mountains are the westernmost range of the Grampian Mountains in Scotland. They lie to the west of the Cairngorms and to the south east of Loch Ness, and are within the Highland council area....
, on the east by the Cairngorms and Braemar
Braemar

Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Scottish Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire sitting at an altitude of ....
, on the south by Atholl
Atholl

Atholl or Athole is a large historical division in the Scottish Highlands. Today it forms the northern part of Perth and Kinross, Scotland bordering Marr, Badenoch, Breadalbane, Scotland, Strathearn, Perth, Scotland and Lochaber....
 and the Grampians
Grampian Mountains (Scotland)

This article is about a mountain range in Scotland; for other uses see: Grampians.The 'Grampian Mountains' or 'Grampians' are one of the three major mountain ranges in Wales !occupying a considerable portion of the Scottish Highlands in northeast Scotland....
, and on the west by Lochaber
Lochaber

Lochaber is one of the 16 ward management areas of the Highland Council of Scotland and one of eight former Local government of Scotland districts of the two-tier Highland Regions of Scotland....
.

The somewhat undefined area of Badenoch covers 36 miles from northeast to southwest and 15 miles from north to south, comprising 540 square miles. Excepting the strath
Strath

For Strathcona, see Strathcona.A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow .An anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic language word srath, it is one of many that are have been absorbed into common use in the English_language language....
 of the Spey and the great glen
Glen

A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped; or one with a watercourse running through such a valley. The word comes from the Irish language/Scottish Gaelic language word gleann, or glion in Manx language....
s, it consists almost entirely of wild mountainous country, many hills exceeding 3000 feet in height, and contains in the forests of Alder, Drumochter, Gaick and Feshie some of the best deer country in the Highlands
Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east....
.

The traditional district was eventually combined into the traditional county
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 of Inverness-shire
Inverness-shire

Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness, or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic, was a general purpose Counties of Scotland of Scotland, with the burgh of Inverness as the county town, until 1975, when, under the Local Government Act 1973, the county area was divided for Local government in Scotland purposes between th...
 along with the traditional district of Inverness and parts of Lochaber and some island districts during reorganisation due to Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889

The Local Government Act 1889 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The main effect of the act was to establish elected county councils in Scotland....
, this Act established a uniform system of county council
County council

A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries....
s and town councils in Scotland and restructured many of Scotland’s counties. (See: History of local government in the United Kingdom
History of local government in the United Kingdom

History of local government in the United Kingdom is an account of the history of local government in the United Kingdom from 1707. Prior to this, both the England and the Scotland had systems of local government with origins going back to the Middle Ages....
).

The principal lochs in Badenoch are Loch Laggan
Loch Laggan

Loch Laggan is a freshwater loch situated east of Fort William, Highland, in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. The A86 road from Spean Bridge to Kingussie follows along its north bank....
, Loch Insh and Loch Ericht
Loch Ericht

Loch Ericht is a freshwater loch on the border between Perth and Kinross and the Highland Council areas of Scotland. It is situated at a height of 351 metres above sea level and has a north-east to south-west orientation....
, and the River Spey
River Spey

The River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest flowing river in Scotland. It is important for salmon fishing and Scotch whisky production....
 and its numerous tributaries water the district abundantly. The Highland railway traverses Badenoch from Dalnaspidal to Boat of Garten
Boat of Garten

Boat of Garten is a small village and post town in Badenoch and Strathspey, Scottish Highlands, Scotland.The settlement took its name from the nearby ferry over the Spey River, Scotland....
.

The area has very few industries, and population groups itself at Kingussie
Kingussie

Kingussie is a small town and is head of Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland , Scotland, adjacent to the A9 road , although the old route of the A9 served as the town's main street....
 and at other places on or near the Spey.

From 1229 to 1313 Clan Comyn held the lordship of Badenoch. In 1371 King Robert II
Robert II of Scotland

Robert II became King of Scots in 1371 and was the first of the House of Stewart. Before his accession he held the titles of High Steward of Scotland and the Earl of Strathearn....
 granted it to his son Alexander Stewart, 1st earl of Buchan
Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan

Alexander Stewart, Alasdair M?r mac an R?gh, and called the Wolf of Badenoch , was the fourth son of King Robert II of Scotland and also the youngest by his first wife, Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan....
 (1343 - 1405), the "Wolf of Badenoch". Reverting to the crown, the territory came in 1452 to Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly
Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly

Alexander Seton , 1st Earl of Huntly , was a powerful 15th century Scottish magnate. He was knighted in 1439/40 and was Lord of Badenoch, & Cluny....
, and still gives the title of "Lord of Badenoch" to the marquess of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly

Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on April 17, 1599, for George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, making it the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English Marquess of Winchester being older....
.