Inverinate

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Coordinates: 57°14′45″N 5°27′37″W / 57.24574°N 5.46036°W / 57.24574; -5.46036
Inverinate
Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ìonaid
Inverinate

 Inverinate shown within the Highland council area
OS grid reference NG913225
Council area Highland
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district IV40 8
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Inverinate (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ìonaid) is a small village on the north shore of Loch Duich in Kyle of Lochalsh, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Community Centre at Inverinate

History

A prominent branch of the Clan Macrae were based for several centuries at Inverinate. They were loyal followers of the Earls of Seaforth and included Chamberlains of Kintail, castellans of Eilean Donan, clergymen and poets (such as Donnchadh MacRath).[1]

References

  1. Macrae, Reverend Alexander, History of the Clan Macrae (A.M.Ross & Co, Dingwall, 1899)


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