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Drumuillie

Field	Value
country	Scotland
official_name	Drumuillie
gaelic_name	Druim Mùillidh
static_image	File:A95 at Drumuillie - geograph.org.uk - 2205678.jpg
static_image_caption	The A95 at Drumuillie in winter
os_grid_reference	NH947199
map_type	Badenoch and Strathspey
coordinates
unitary_scotland	Highland
postcode_district	PH24 3
postcode_area	PH

Drumuillie (Scottish Gaelic: Druim Mùillidh) is a small hamlet (or Clachan), which lies 1 mi north of Boat of Garten and 10 mi northeast of Aviemore in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village is located at the centre of Abernethy Forest (to the north of Drumuillie is Deishar Wood) and just to the west of the River Spey.

History

The remains of a medieval Motte-and-bailey castle known as Tom Pitlac (or the hill of Bigla or Matilda) is located to the west of Drumuillie adjacent to the Boat of Garten. The motte is a scheduled ancient monument and is believed to date to the 12th or 13th century, with an historic link in the 15th century to Bigla, a daughter of Gilbert Cumin, Lord of Glenchearnach. Associated with the castle, to the south of Drumuillie was the Spey 'miracle Stone', a stone erected in 1865 that commemorated a local legend in which the Spey river waters were divided to allow a funeral to proceed to nearby Duthil.

A small stream, Lynchurn Burn passes through the hamlet and near Lynchurn/Granish farm. The area has evidence of historic activity, including former lime kilns, a longhouse, and evidence of Pictish activity.

Economy

The primary industries in the area are agriculture (a series of farm enclosures lie on the eastern edge adjacent to the railway and River Spey), tourism and forestry. A 56,000m3 capacity timber sawmill, Drumuillie Mill, is located to the west of the hamlet. An older sawmill existed near the current mill but stopped working in 1930 and was converted to a private house.

Transport

Drumuillie lies on the A95 road and was located along the earlier route of the military road to Grantown-on-Spey built under the direction of General George Wade. The Strathspey railway, a working heritage line, passes through Drumuillie, lying between Broomhill railway station and the Boat of Garten railway station. The nearest mainline station is Aviemore railway station.

Education

Drumuillie has no school; the nearest primary school is Deshar Primary School in Boat of Garten.

References

"Drumuillie". School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
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"The Miracle Stone of the Spey". BBC Radio Scotland.
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"Boat of Garten". BSW.
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"Deshar Primary". Highland Council.

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