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 increased popularity in football, and the outbreak of World War II, by the 1940's no Shinty club in Strathspey continued operation. Kincraig Camanachd, of Badenoch, and Loch Ness based Boleskine Camanachd would benefit from exiled Strathspey based players. In 2011 a group of local enthusiasts established a senior club based in Grantown-on-Spey, Strathspey, Scotland with the club entering the Camanachd Association-sanctioned Development League North the very same year. Strathspey played their first match against Ardnamurchan Camanachd on 12 February 2011 before a run of further friendlies. Finishing first in the Development League Strath Cam gave way to a final-game defeat