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Monarch Country
The area from Loch Laggan, to the south west of Newtonmore, to Nethy Bridge to the north east has become well known to viewers of the TV series, Monarch of the Glen, starring Susan Hampshire, Alisdair Mackenzie, Hamish Clark and Alexander Morton. The series features the fictional village and estate of 'Glenbogle', which ias made up of many locations throughout the area

Glenbogle Castle is, in reality, Ardverikie House, on the shores of Loch Laggan, which can be seen from the Newtonmore to Spean Bridge road, the A86T

The village shop at Laggan, 10 miles south east of Newtonmore, has featured as the Glenbogle Shop

Whilst the Clan Macpherson Museum in Newtonmore became the Glenbogle tearooms and post office

... and the small conservatory at the Main's Hotel in Newtonmore became the Glenbogle Gentlemen's Hairdressers

The glen behind Newtonmore, Glen Banchor, features frequently in the series, and the hill in the background became Ben Bogle for the series

Kingussie golf course featured as the Glenbogle club

 

whilst further afield, the Railway station at Broomhill, Nethy Bridge, on the Strathspey Steam railway is the fictional location for Glenbogle Station
Many of the actors and crew stay in Newtonmore during filming and can often be spotted in local shops and hostelries after a hard day's filming.

For more information about the locations used for the series, visit MonarchCountry.com
For more background on the series locally visit Newtonmore.com/monarch
and for the official BBC Monarch site, visit bbc.co.uk/scotland/monarch