Grantown-on-spey
Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Highland Council Location, historically within the region of Moray. It was founded in 1765 as a prepared settlement on a low plateau at Freuchie close to the river Spey at the northern side of the Cairngorm hills, concerning 20 miles (32 kilometres) south-east of Inverness (35 miles or 56 kilometres by road). Originally called just Grantown after Sir James Grant, on Spey was included by the burgh council in 1898. The community is twinned with Notre-Dame-de-Monts in the Vendée, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. Since 2011, Grantown-on-Spey has actually been residence to Shinty club Strathspey Camanachd.