Bunchrew
Bunchrew (Scottish Gaelic: Bun Chraoibh) is a small village close to the south shore of Beauly Firth in the Highland council area of Scotland.[1] It is 5 km west of the city of Inverness, on the A862 road.
Bunchrew
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_60396.jpg) Bunchrew House | |
  Bunchrew Location within the Inverness area | |
| OS grid reference | NH617455 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | IV3 8 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Bunchrew railway station, 1961
The name is from Bun Chraoibh, Gaelic for "foot of the tree".[2]
It has a caravan and camping site[3] and Bunchrew House — an historic mansion that is now a hotel — is on the shore of the firth nearby.[4]
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.
References
- "Bunchrew". The Editors of The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- Bunchrew Caravan Park.
- Bunchrew House Hotel
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