Bunchrew | |
Scottish Gaelic: Bun Chraoibh | |
Bunchrew
Bunchrew shown within the Inverness area |
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OS grid reference | NH617455 |
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Council area | Highland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | IV3 8 |
Police | Northern |
Fire | Highlands and Islands |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
List of places: UK • Scotland • |
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.