Munlochy
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Munlochy
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 Fields beside Bayhead Wood Looking towards Munlochy. | |
  Munlochy Location within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
| OS grid reference | NH647533 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MUNLOCHY |
| Postcode district | IV8 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Munlochy (/mənˈlɒxi/ mən-LOKH-ee; Scottish Gaelic: Poll Lochaidh) is a small village, lying at the head of Munlochy Bay (Ob Poll Lochaidh), in the Black Isle in Ross and Cromarty, in northern Scotland.[1][2]
There are few early records of a settlement, but it seems likely that Munlochy expanded in the 1760s due to quarry workers extracting stone nearby to build Fort George on the far side of the Moray Firth.[3]
Geography
[edit]Munlochy sits at the top of the tidal inlet of Munlochy Bay, that is itself an opening of the Moray Firth.
Munlochy Bridge
[edit]This is the name of popular pipe tune, a two line, three part Strathspey, which is often played for dancing.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Francis H., Groome (1892–1896). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. William MacKenzie. p. 84. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Munlochy, Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Gorton, John (1833). A topographical dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland: compiled from local information, and the most recent and official authorities. Vol. 1. Chapman and Hall. p. 95.