Clunes is a small hamlet, located on the west shore of Loch Lochy, less than 0.5 miles northeast of Bunarkaig in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands[1] and is in the Highland council area of Scotland.[2]
Clunes | |
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Location within the Lochaber area | |
OS grid reference | NN203883 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Spean Bridge |
Postcode district | PH34 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Geography
editClunes lies 4 miles northeast of Gairlochy and 10 miles northeast of Spean Bridge. The B8005 road passes by Clunes on Loch Lochy, and heads west to Loch Arkaig. This section is known as the Mìle Dorcha (Gaelic for 'dark mile'), as the road runs through a heavily tree-lined, steep sided valley. The Great Glen Way long-distance Path/Cycle track (#78) also passes by Clunes, as it follows paths and forest tracks alongside Loch Lochy.
Notable people
editCharles Kennedy is buried at his family's cemetery at Clunes.[3]
References
edit- ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Clunes, Highland" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Clunes". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "finding graveyards in Lochaber". 21 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.