Kingston on Spey is a small coastal village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in Moray

Moray

Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. It is situated immediately north of Garmouth

Garmouth, Moray

Garmouth , spurious ) , is a village in Moray, north east Scotland. It is situated close to the mouth of the River Spey, and the coast of the Moray Firth at nearby Kingston .Garmouth has a claim to fame as the landing point of King Charles II on his return...

 at the western side of the mouth of the River Spey

River Spey

The River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest-flowing river in Scotland...

 on the coast of the Moray Firth

Moray Firth

The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Scotland...

. Kingston was founded in 1784 and was named after Kingston upon Hull, in East Yorkshire.

Kingston's past includes a large shipbuilding industry started in the 18th century. This utilised the enormous amount of timber from the local surrounding forests. In 1829, some of the village homes were lost in the great flood, the "Muckle Spate

Muckle Spate (1829)

The Muckle Spate was a great flood in August 1829, which devastated much of Strathspey, in the north east of Scotland.It began raining on the evening of 2 August 1829, and continued into the next day when a thunderstorm broke over the Cairngorms. To the south, the River Dee rose rapidly above its...

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Today's Kingston is a lovely quiet village to visit and live. It remains a preferred home for an abundance of Scottish wildlife. One can always observe the "locals"; dolphins, salmon, otters, osprey, seals and the numerous birds and waterfowl who make this habitat their home here. This as well makes it a favourite for bird watchers and nature enthusiasts. Walkers also enjoy many of the different footpaths along the Lein, Burnside, the Browlands towards the village of Garmouth, the Spey Viaduct footpath or along the stone beaches of Kingston and Spey Bay. Avid fishermen alike, try to attempt to land a famous Spey salmon on the River Spey or surf fish off Kingston beach. There is also the local golf course found between Kingston and Garmouth.