Carrbridge years. Duthil Old Parish Church and Churchyard, located nearby, includes many graves and memorials of Clan Grant. The village plays host to two popular annual competitions: The "Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship" and the ""Carve Carrbridge" Scottish Open Chainsaw Carving Competition". Both contests offer keen but friendly competition, drawing entrants and spectators from all over the world. Throughout the year, many events are held by Carrbridge Community Arts, a dynamic and innovative local community group, which include Music, Art, Theatre, Celebrations and Festivals. In 2009 the village took on the BBC claiming that the Corporation constantly got the weather
Cairngorms exception of the bothies there are no building or settlements within the Cairngorms, nor is there evidence for historic settlement, except in the uppermost reaches of the Derry and Gairn rivers. In the surrounding areas, villages such as Aviemore and Braemar provide a base for visitors to the core mountain area. Much of the core mountain area is owned by conservation bodies, with the National Trust for Scotland owning Mar Lodge Estate and the RSPB's Abernethy Estate stretching from the lower slopes up to the plateau. The main private landowners are the Glenavon Estate in the northeast, the Invercauld Estate