Laggan, Badenoch

Human settlement in Scotland

Laggan

Location within the Badenoch and Strathspey area

Highland

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNewtonmorePostcode districtPH20PoliceScotlandFire Scottish AmbulanceScottish

List of places: UK; Scotland

57°01′04″N 4°16′51″W / 57.01764°N 4.28091°W / 57.01764; -4.28091

Laggan (Gaelic: Lagan ^[1]) is a village in Badenoch, in the Highland region of Scotland.^[2] It is beside the River Spey, about 10 km west of Newtonmore. The A86 road passes through the village and crosses the river on a nearby bridge. It is notable as being the region in Badenoch where the Scottish Gaelic language survived the longest.^[1]

Laggan is located in Cairngorms National Park. It was used to represent the fictional village of Glenbogle during filming of the BBC TV drama series Monarch of the Glen.

The ruins of the Pictish fort of Dùn dà Làmh lie near Laggan.

References

^ ^a ^b "Locasl studies" (PDF). www.linguae-celticae.org. 2005. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Laggan (Laggan Bridge)". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 9 March 2019.