Kiltarlity
Kiltarlity
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| Village | |
  Kiltarlity Location within the Inverness area | |
| Population | 1,000 |
| OS grid reference | NH50504150 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Beauly |
| Postcode district | IV4 7 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Kiltarlity (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Targhlain) is a small village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is 12 miles (19 km) west of Inverness and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Beauly, on the south bank of the Bruiach Burn. It has a population of under 1,000 people, and a local primary school, Tomnacross Primary. Lovat Shinty Club play at Kiltarlity, on a pitch beside the village's main street, Balgate Drive.
Kiltarlity has several amenities, including a village store and post office, Brockie's Lodge (a former hotel, now bar), and a village hall. Close to the village are Lovat Castle, the historic seat of Clan Fraser of Lovat, and the Belladrum Estate, site of the rapidly-growing Tartan Heart Festival.
Kiltarlity also has a community council, which holds regular meetings in the village hall and publishes a triannual newsletter.
Nearby hamlets considered to be part of Kiltarlity include Camault Muir, Tomnacross, Ardendrain, and Culburnie.
Kiltarlity village green, with post office in centre
The village war memorial, awarded 'Best Kept War Memorial in Scotland' in August 2018
Toponymy[]
The name 'Kiltarlity' is of disputed origin. The Old Statistical Account for the parish of Kiltarlity cites it as deriving from a corruption of the Latin cella, meaning 'the worship place of a saint', and St. Thalargus—a figure of unknown origin.[1]
The New Statistical Account, written 51 years later, offers an alternative explanation for the parish name. It notes the presence of a Clach Tarrail (Gaelic for 'Tarrail's stone') a 1/2 mile southwest of the old village kirk. Hence, the author translates 'Kiltarlity' as 'sepultre of Tarrail' though again, 'Tarrail' remains an unknown figure.[2]
A final explanation points to the Gaelic name Cill Targhlain, which means 'Church of Talorcan/Talorgan'. This was a common name among historic Pictish kings.
In the past, 'Kiltarlity' referred to the entire parish, known in Scottish Gaelic as Bràigh na h-Àirde ('summit of the high place'). This included a number of surrounding hamlets. The main settlement was known as Aultfearna (Gaelic) or Allarburn (Scots), referring to the alder trees that grow beside the burn. Nowadays however, this settlement is signposted as Kiltarlity Village, and usually referred to as simply Kiltarlity.
References[]
- "About Kiltarlity". Kiltarlity Community Council. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- Simon Taylor (October 2009). "Beauly, The Aird and Strathglass Place-Name Survey (North-East Inverness-shire)". Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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