Tomatin
3½
miles
At the Slochd summit, turn left signposted to Tomatin.
The road winds it's way down to the village situated on the River
Findhorn which has come down from the hills to the south-west dominated
by the Monadhliath mountain range.
The bridge over the river was built in 1926 and designed by Sir E.
Owen Williams who was Head Engineer for the original Wembley Stadium.
It replaced the bridge built by Thomas Telford in 1833. Over to the
right can be seen the nine span viaduct built for the Highland Railway
in 1897. We are now in Strathdearn.
Tomatin, meaning "Hill of Juniper" in Gaelic, is home to
the Tomatin Distillery and visitor centre which lies to the north
of the village. We now join the new road north.