Carron, Strathspey
{{Short description|Village in Moray, Scotland}}
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Carron ({{langx|gd|Carrann}}) is a small village on the north bank of the River Spey in Moray, Scotland.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 28 Elgin & Dufftown (Buckie & Keith)|ISBN=9780319231029|publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html|title=Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer|format=csv (download)|date= 1 January 2016|publisher=Ordnance Survey|website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk|accessdate=30 January 2016}}
It was the site of an old distillery, the Imperial Distillery until the distillery closed in 1998 and was mothballed.
In 2015, a new distillery, Dalmunach opened in the village.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-33203368 | title=New Dalmunach Distillery opened by Nicola Sturgeon |publisher=BBC News |access-date=2 July 2022}}
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Carron had a station on the Strathspey Railway, until the line closed in the 1960s. The railway line has since become the Speyside Way long-distance path.
Notable people
- Jack Richardson (1912–1990), cricketer
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