Editing Badenoch (section)

==Geography==
The somewhat undefined area of Badenoch covers {{convert|36|mi|km}} from northeast to southwest and {{convert|15|mi|km}} from north to south, comprising {{convert|540|sqmi|km2}}. Excepting the strath of the Spey and the great [[glen]]s, it consists almost entirely of wild mountainous country, many mountains exceeding {{convert|3000|ft|m|1|abbr=off|disp=or}} in height (i.e., [[Munros]]), and contains in the [[Deer forest|deer forests]] of Alder, [[Drumochter]], Gaick and Feshie, some of the best deer country in the Highlands.

The principal [[lochs]] in Badenoch are [[Loch Laggan]], [[Loch Insh]] and [[Loch Ericht]]. The [[River Spey]] and its numerous tributaries water the district abundantly. South of Loch Insh, the Spey extends into the [[Insh Marshes]]. 

The Highland railway traverses Badenoch from Dalnaspidal to [[Boat of Garten]].

In modern times Badenoch comprises the parishes of [[Alvie]], Kingussie and Insh, and [[Laggan, Badenoch|Laggan]]. The former Lordship of Badenoch also included a detached portion in the east, the parish of Kincardine, now part of [[Abernethy and Kincardine]] parish. As regards the parish of [[Duthil]] and Rothiemurchus, the barony of [[Glencarnie]] in Duthil (from Aviemore to Garten) was attached for a time. Rothiemurchus, which lies between Badenoch and its former detached portion, was never a part of Badenoch.<ref name="macbain1">MacBain (1890) p. 150</ref>

Badenoch is within the [[Cairngorms National Park]], and is part of the [[Badenoch and Strathspey (ward)|Badenoch and Strathspey]] ward of [[Highland Council]].