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Cairngorms National Park

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sector member businesses. In early 2017, the park was voted by Hundredrooms as one of the top seven eco-tourism destinations in Europe and discussed as a "mecca for outdoor enthusiasts". The Visit Scotland web site discusses the amenities and indicates that this park "has more mountains, forest paths, rivers, lochs, wildlife hotspots, friendly villages and distilleries than you can possibly imagine".
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ten national parks were established in England and Wales, and a committee was established to consider the issue of national parks in Scotland. The report, published in 1945, proposed national parks in five areas, one of which was the Cairngorms. The government designated these five areas as "National
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The largest of these plutons is the granite mass which forms the Cairngorms themselves and which was emplaced around 427 million years ago. It is thought that the pluton had been unroofed within 20 million years of its emplacement and that the present landscape of the Cairngorms had begun to form by
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The Cairngorm Mountain Railway funicular was closed in October 2018 "due to health and safety concerns", or "structural problems" according to reports in summer 2019. At the time, an investigation was still underway to determine whether modifications would be "achievable and affordable". (The same
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The National Park Authority is run by a board, consisting of 19 members. Five members are elected by the community and seven are appointed by the Scottish Government. The remaining seven members are nominated by the local authorities, with Highland and Aberdeenshire councils each appointing two
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covering the area, and has the power to "call in" planning decisions made by them. The Authority also takes responsibility for managing access to the countryside that elsewhere falls to local authorities. Aside from the planning and access functions, the National Park Authority has considerable
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Tourism accounts for much of the economy and 43% of employment within the park area. In 2018, 1.9 million tourism visits were recorded. The park's mandate is sustainable tourism "that builds on, conserves and enhances special qualities". The Cairngorms Business Partnership includes 350 private
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legislation that governs national parks in England and Wales, however the Scottish national parks have two additional aims (3 and 4 above). The general purpose of the National Park Authority, as defined in the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000, is to ensure that these aims are "collectively
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National Park of Norway in having a large area of upland plateau. The range consists of three main plateaux at about 1000–1200 m above sea level, above which domed summits (the eroded stumps of once much higher mountains) rise to around 1300 m. Many of the summits have
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The National Park Authority works with partners, defined as "business, land owners, communities and charities". The Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan 2017 - 2022 includes three long-term goals: conservation, visitor experience and rural development.
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In 2018, 1.9 million tourism visits were recorded. The majority of visitors are domestic, with 25 per cent coming from elsewhere in the UK, and 21 per cent being from other countries. Tourism makes up about 80% of the economy of the national park.
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flexibility as to how the four aims are achieved. It can, for example, acquire land, make byelaws and management agreements, provide grants, offer advice, and undertake or commission research. The authority is headquartered in Grantown on Spey.
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The idea that parts of Scotland of wild or remote character should be designated to protect the environment and encourage public access grew in popularity throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 1931 a commission headed by
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Park Direction Areas", giving powers for planning decisions taken by local authorities to be reviewed by central government, however the areas were not given full national park status. In 1981 the direction areas were replaced by
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between about 490 and 430 million years ago. Geologists recognize a 'Grampian event', centred around 470 million years ago, which was responsible for the initial deformation of the Dalradian and relates to the collision of a
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also lies within the national park, and the Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail is located near Feshiebridge. This short trail through the woods features a sculptures created by Frank Bruce between 1965 and 2009.
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forms the largest single area of this habitat remaining in Scotland, and the park as a whole holds more than half the surviving Caledonian forest. In these forests can be found bird species such
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form one of the largest areas of floodplain mire and fen vegetation in Scotland, and are important for many species of birds that breed there each summer. Breeding species include
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The Cairngorms is a special destination due to its natural beauty and the range of activities available for tourists who prefer local experiences in sustainable environments.
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situation was reported in December 2019.) This railway first opened in 2001 and connects the base station with a restaurant on Cairn Gorm mountain.
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390 million years ago. Evidence suggests that the granite currently at the surface was initially to be found at a depth of between 4 and 7 km.
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at the Cairn Gorm Ski Centre, a scheme supported by the national park authority. Supporters of the scheme claimed that it would bring in valuable
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Disney/Pixar's 3D animation 'Brave' was heavily influenced by the landscapes, wildlife, myths and legends of the Cairngorms National Park.
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To promote understanding and enjoyment (including enjoyment in the form of recreation) of the special qualities of the area by the public
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were filmed at Cairngorm Gliding Club's site at Feshiebridge. Parachutists jumped from a jet and landed at the club's airstrip.
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Within the national park there are many areas that have additional protection via other conservation designations: there are 19
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Roughly 18,000 people live within the 4,528-square-kilometre (1,748 sq mi) national park. The largest communities are
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proposed the creation of a national park in the Cairngorms, alongside proposals for parks in England and Wales. Following the
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Despite this long history of recommendations that national parks be established in Scotland, no action was taken until the
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with Laurentia caused the 'Scandian event' which involved further folding and faulting of the Dalradian rock sequence. The
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and in the surrounding park area. Some scenes were also being shot at the Ardverikie House Estate just outside the park.
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in the middle of the park was taken down, while another section along the edge of the park was upgraded to 400 kV.
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conducted a consultation exercise, considering the boundary and the powers and structure of the new park authority.
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and running along Strathspey, providing links between the western and northern parts of the park and the cities of
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mountains lie to the north of Strathspey, and comprise a bleak, wide plateau rising to between 700 and 950 m.
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habitat, home to many rare plants, birds and animals. Speciality bird species on the plateaux include breeding
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industry is concentrated in the Cairngoms, with three of Scotland's five resorts situated here. They are the
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that were deposited between about 800 and 600 million years ago on the margins of the former continent of
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achieved ...in a coordinated way". Although the four aims have equal status, in accordance with the
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Following the establishment of the park many groups and local communities felt that a large area of
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occur along the northwestern edge of the Park. These Dalradian and Moine successions were intensely
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Other films and television programmes that have done some shooting in the Park area included
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The Cairngorms National Park covers an area of 4,528 km (1,748 sq mi) in the
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should form part of the park and carried out a sustained campaign. On 13 March 2008
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both in terms of erosional and depositional features. Post-glacial features include
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with Laurentia over a period of about 20 million years. The subsequent collision of
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The Cairngorms themselves are a spectacular landscape, similar in appearance to the
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Thomas, C. W.; Gillespie, M. R.; Jordan, C. J.; Hall, A. M.
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Geological Structure and Landscape of the Cairngorm Mountains. p. 18 & p. 21
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The Pass of Drumochter is the main route into the national park from the south.
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The majority of the rocks within the Cairngorms National Park belong to the
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Parentheses denote year of establishment as a National Park. An area with
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members and the remaining three councils appointing one member each.
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To conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the area
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The first two of this aims are identical to those included in the
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in the Cairngorms National Park are of special natural importance.
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in 1999. The two current parks were designated as such under the
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Two major transport routes run through the park, with both the
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announced that the national park would be extended to take in
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to rise up amongst the Dalradian rocks and then cool in situ.
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The straths and glens of the national park feature a type of
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that have IUCN Category II (national park) statuses, such as
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is a busy and popular holiday destination, located close to
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at this time and may have played a part in allowing large
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The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority
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The Cairngorms National Park Authority shares statutory
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has similar status to a UK National Park. Areas marked
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Extent of the National Park prior to the 2010 extension
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has similar status to a UK National Park. Areas marked
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National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
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Around 18,000 people live within the national park.
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In 2015, 53 km (33 mi) of the 132 kV
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Location and extent of the Cairngorms National Park
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Cairngorms National Park Authority
IUCN category

Located in northeast Scotland, at the northern end of the island of Britain
United Kingdom
Scotland
57°5′N 3°40′W / 57.083°N 3.667°W / 57.083; -3.667
National park authority
Cairngorms National Park
Ramsar Wetland
UK National Parks
England
Peak District
Lake District
Dartmoor
North York Moors
Yorkshire Dales
Exmoor
Northumberland
The Broads
New Forest
South Downs
South Pennines
Regional Park

Northern Ireland
Mourne Mountains
Scotland
Loch Lomond and
The Trossachs

Cairngorms
Wales
Snowdonia

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