Strathspey, Scotland and continues North along the A9 towards Newtonmore, Kingussie, Aviemore and on towards Grantown-on-Spey. The Canadian merchant Robert Simpson, founder of Simpson's department store, was born there in 1834. Speyside is one of the main centres of the Scotch whisky industry, with a high concentration of single malt distilleries in the region, including the Glenfiddich and Balvenie distilleries. Strathspey, Scotland Strathspey (Scottish Gaelic, "Srath Spè") is the area around the strath of the River Spey, Scotland, in both the Moray council area and the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area of Highland. The term Strathspey usually refers to the upper part
Strathspey Camanachd Dulnain Bridge "(1894)" and Aviemore "(1900)". With player numbers dwindling over the passing decades for the Strathspey based clubs, shinty remained much stronger in nearby Badenoch where Kingussie Camanachd and bitter rivals Newtonmore Camanachd Club would begin their local dominance. For the Strathspey teams, regular periods of hiatus became the norm. Although success was less profound in Strathspey it was not completely absent of accomplishment. Duthil-Carrbridge winning the Strathdearn Cup in 1914 followed by Grantown Camanachd Club (locally referred to as the Grantown Butchers) winning the same trophy in 1921, beating Glenurquhart Shinty Club 7–1 in the final. With an