Laggan, Badenoch

Laggan (Gaelic: Lagan ^[1]) is a village in Badenoch, in the Highland region of Scotland.^[2] It is beside the River Spey, about 10 km west of Newtonmore. The A86 road passes through the village and crosses the river on a nearby bridge. It is notable as being the region in Badenoch where the Scottish Gaelic language survived the longest.^[1]

Laggan Scottish Gaelic: Lagan
The village of Laggan photographed from Black Hill
Laggan Location within the Badenoch and Strathspey area
OS grid reference	NN616941
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newtonmore
Postcode district	PH20
Dialling code	01528
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 57.01764°N 4.28091°W / 57.01764; -4.28091

A corner of a Pictish fort in Laggan

Laggan fell within the Lordship of Badenoch held by the Dukes of Gordon for nearly 400 years. The Glentruim estate on the west side of the glen comprised land bought bought by Major Ewen Macpherson from the Gordon Estate Trustees in 1830. The new owner cleared several small farms to create sheep walks. The change from a subsistence to a sheep-based economy in the early 19th century resulted in the population of the parish of Laggan dropping from 1,512 in the 1790s to 1,201 in 1841.^[3]

Laggan is located in Cairngorms National Park. It was used to represent the fictional village of Glenbogle during filming of the BBC TV drama series Monarch of the Glen.

The ruins of the Pictish fort of Dùn dà Làmh lie near Laggan.