Tornagrain

Tornagrain
Tornagrain
Tornagrain shown within the Inverness area
OS grid reference NH765497
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Inverness
Postcode district IV2 7
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland

Tornagrain (from the Scottish Gaelic Tòrr na Grèine meaning 'The Sunny Mound') is a hamlet and planned community in the Scottish Highlands, situated around 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Inverness. It falls within the Highland council area for local government purposes. Tornagrain lies 1.2 miles (2 km) south of Inverness (Dalcross) Airport; and 1.5 miles (2 km) east of Castle Stuart Golf Course which was developed in 2009 and hosted the Barclays Scottish Open Championship for the first time in 2011.

Plans to expand Tornagrain into a community for more than 10,000 residents[1] were submitted to planning authorities by the Moray Estate. Planning permission was granted for the building of 5,000 homes in September 2012.[2] The development of the site will take place over many years.[3] Developers claim Tornagrain is the first new town to be built in Scotland for more than 50 years.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Tornagrain - A Planned Town for the Highlands". Moray Estates. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Tornagrain Planning permission". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "New town of Tornagrain to grow over 60 years". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Planned new Highlands town set to welcome first residents". Scottish Housing News. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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