Bunchrew

      Coordinates: 57°28′44″N 4°18′25″W / 57.479°N 4.307°W / 57.479; -4.307

      Bunchrew
      Scottish Gaelic: Bun Chraoibh
      Bunchrew is located in Inverness area
      Bunchrew

       Bunchrew shown within the Inverness area
      OS grid reference NH617455
      Council area Highland
      Country Scotland
      Sovereign state United Kingdom
      Postcode district IV3 8
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      Bunchrew (Scottish Gaelic: Bun Chraoibh) is a small village close to the south shore of Beauly Firth in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is 5 km west of the city of Inverness, on the A862 road.

      The name is from Bun Chraoibh, Gaelic for 'foot of the tree'.[1]

      It has a caravan and camping site[2] and Bunchrew House - a historic mansion that is now a hotel - is on the shore of the firth nearby.[3]

      Bunchrew had a station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway, which opened in 1862. This station closed to passengers in 1960, and to goods in 1964.

      Bunchrew railway station, 1961

      References

      1. ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
      2. ^ http://www.bunchrew-caravanpark.co.uk
      3. ^ Bunchrew House Hotel


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      Last modified on 21 April 2013, at 06:46