Ardendrain

Ardendrain
Ardendrain  Ardendrain shown within the Inverness area
OS grid reference	NH510381
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 57°24′40″N 4°28′48″W / 57.411°N 4.480°W / 57.411; -4.480

Ardendrain is a scattered hamlet in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is above Glen Convinth, 4 km south of the village of Kiltarlity, and 18 km west of Inverness.

Sheep grazing by Ardendrain

The name comes from "àirde an droigheann", Gaelic for "height of the blackthorn".^[1]

References

1. ↑ Beauly, The Aird and Strathglass Place-Name Survey (North-East Inverness-shire)