Lynchat Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Lynchat
Gaelic Name:Lainn a' Chait
Static Image:Raitts Cave - geograph.org.uk - 1725645.jpg
Static Image Caption:Raitts Cave A souterrain near Lynchat which dates to the later Iron Age (around AD 100-400). A stone built underground chamber, in a horseshoe shape, believed by archaeologists to have been used as a secure and cool storage chamber for food supplies. It was first excavated in 1835.
Os Grid Reference:NH784018
Map Type:Badenoch and Strathspey
Coordinates:57.0919°N -4.0081°W
Unitary Scotland:Highland
Post Town:Kingussie
Postcode District:PH21 1
Postcode Area:PH

Lynchat (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Lainn a' Chait) is a small village, situated 2 miles northeast of Kingussie in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1]

The River Spey which rises in Loch Insh and the Insh Marshes located 1–2 miles south and east of the village, passes the villages to the south. The main A9 road passes to the north of Lynchat.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gittings . Bruce . Munro . David . Lynchat . The Gazetteer for Scotland . School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society . 7 February 2019.