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Why choose Morayshire for your walking or cycling holiday in Scotland?
Many centuries ago the area now known as Moray was part of the ancient Pictish kingdom of Alba, which under the rule of Kenneth MacAlpin in the ninth century became in turn part of the kingdom of Scotia, later to become Scotland. The area has always been important to Scotland and the Scottish economy: it has fertile plains, access to the sea and good routes to the east, south and west.
To the west is Nairnshire and Inverness, to the South is Strathspey and the Cairngorm Mountains, to the East lies Banffshire. For years Morayshire has been overshadowed by its larger neighbours, yet this small area contains miles of glorious beaches, surfing, cliffs, fertile farmland, wild moorland, birdwatching, fishing villages, Scotland’s greatest concentration of fine distilleries, historic Castles, etc. It also has its own microclimate and is one of the sunniest and driest places in Scotland. For high mountains – explore the Highlands. For a gentler family holiday with lots of outdoor variety and Scottish history visit Morayshire.
Until 1975 the Dava Way lay entirely within the administrative county of Morayshire but under local government reorganisation, Grantown-on-Spey and its immediate surroundings became part of Highland Region, while the rest of Morayshire became part of Grampian Region. The southern few miles of the Dava Way provide off road access to the Cairngorm National Park.