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ABERNETHY, parish around Nethy Bridge, Broomhill, and Boat-of-Garten stations on Strathspey and Highland Railways, east border of Inverness-shire. Area about 146 square miles. Real pro-rty in 1880-81, 8329. Pop. 1530. The surface extends along the Spey from Rothiemurchus to Cromdale, and ascends thence south-eastward to summits of the Cairngorms. Small part is low, flat land contiguous to the Spey ; and much of the mountains is covered with natural pine woods. The parish has a post office under Grantown, 2 parochial churches with 1000 and 600 sittings, a Free church, and 3 public schools for 310 scholars.