TheRiver Nethy (Scottish Gaelic:Neithich / Abhainn Neithich) is a right bank tributary of theRiver Spey in northeastScotland. It rises as the Garbh Allt betweenCairn Gorm andA' Chòinneach on the northern slopes of theCairngorms and flows northwards through Strath Nethy and intoAbernethy Forest. Passing throughNethy Bridge where theB970 road crosses the river and gives its name to the village, the Nethy turns northwestward before entering the Spey at Broomhill. Numerous burns feed the Nethy, the most significant of which is the Dorback Burn which enters from its right bank a mile above Nethy Bridge.[1]
The name 'Nethy' may be eitherGaelic or pre-Gaelic in origin. It is considered to be cognate with the river namesNidd (in North Yorkshire),Nith (in Dumfries and Galloway) andNeath (in South Wales) and arises from a supposednido meaning 'gleaming'.[2]
57°17′N3°40′W / 57.283°N 3.667°W /57.283; -3.667
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