Articles about Carrbridge

Even before the Disruption of 1843, Duthil and Carrbridge came into prominence owing to a religious revival which was started there by some men towards the end of the 18th century.
From the third statistical account of 1885.

From the late 17th to the late 18th centuries, and periodically on the poorest soils even till 1826, there was often great hunger in the farmlands of Strathspey and Badenoch. Famine killed off half the people in some parishes.
An account of hard times.

"There are many people speaking to me about leave to build houses on the .... moor betwixt Dalrachnymore and Dalrachnybegg ... You gave one or two leave to build there already, which I think was quite proper as these poor devils must be some where".
The first faltering steps of the Carr settlement.

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Carrbridge - My favourite village by Alasdair Gordon"Our life in the cottage at Glencharnoch in the summer months up to my grand-father's death is brought to mind by the photograph album."

Carrbridge - Memories by Alasdair Gordon "We used to play together and beat for grouse from 12th. August, taken on by Jock Scott of the Dalrachney Lodge at ten shillings a day.

Memories of Carrbridge and Glencharnoch by Lorna Shellabear "Living in a completely smoke-free big city like Manchester, simply the smell of the wood smoke in the village and house was enough for me."