Inverinate
Inverinate
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 Inverinate | |
  Inverinate Location within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
| OS grid reference | NG913225 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | IV40 8 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Inverinate (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ìonaid) is a small linear village on the north shore of Loch Duich in Lochalsh, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1]
Community Centre at Inverinate
History[]
A prominent family of tacksmen of 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)[2] and Iain mac Mhurchaidh.[3]
References[]
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Inverinate". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Macrae, Reverend Alexander, History of the Clan Macrae (A.M.Ross & Co, Dingwall, 1899)
- ^ Tha mi sgìth ‘n fhògar seo (I am weary of this exile)
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