River Feshie
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The River Feshie is a major right bank tributary of the River Spey
in northeast Scotland
. It rises in the remote countryside of the Glenfeshie Forest
, flowing initially eastwards then northeast before turning sharply to the northwest, gaining the waters of the River Eidart on its right bank and dropping down into Glen Feshie. The Feshie flows northwards through the wooded glen and is often braided
in nature. It is joined by several burns which descend steeply from the Cairngorm plateau to the east and, on its left bank, by the Allt Chomhraig near Balachroick. The river passes beneath the B970 road at Feshiebridge and after a further 1.5 miles (2.5 km) it joins the Spey near the village of Kincraig
.
faith meaning 'boggy place' and isidh signifying 'pasture land'.
River Spey
The River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest-flowing river in Scotland...
in northeast Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It rises in the remote countryside of the Glenfeshie Forest
Deer forest
The deer forest is an institution and phenomenon peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland. It denotes a sporting estate which is kept and managed largely or solely for the purposes of maintaining a resident population of red deer for sporting purposes.Typically, deer forests are in hilly and...
, flowing initially eastwards then northeast before turning sharply to the northwest, gaining the waters of the River Eidart on its right bank and dropping down into Glen Feshie. The Feshie flows northwards through the wooded glen and is often braided
Braided river
A braided river is one of a number of channel types and has a channel that consists of a network of small channels separated by small and often temporary islands called braid bars or, in British usage, aits or eyots. Braided streams occur in rivers with high slope and/or large sediment load...
in nature. It is joined by several burns which descend steeply from the Cairngorm plateau to the east and, on its left bank, by the Allt Chomhraig near Balachroick. The river passes beneath the B970 road at Feshiebridge and after a further 1.5 miles (2.5 km) it joins the Spey near the village of Kincraig
Kincraig
Kincraig is a village located north of Kingussie and south of Aviemore in Highland, Scotland. The village lies at the side of the former A9 road and 100 metres away from the current A9...
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Etymology
The name of the river and the glen which it occupies derives from the GaelicScottish Gaelic language
Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland. A member of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic, like Modern Irish and Manx, developed out of Middle Irish, and thus descends ultimately from Primitive Irish....
faith meaning 'boggy place' and isidh signifying 'pasture land'.