Foxhole, Scotland

Foxhole
Scottish Gaelic: *A' Bhog solla*
Foxhole Scottish Gaelic: A' Bhog solla;
	Foxhole Location within the Inverness area
Population	143
OS grid reference	NH520388
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Beauly
Postcode district	IV4 7
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey;
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch;
	List of places UK Scotland 57°24′53″N 4°28′22″W / 57.4148448°N 4.4727438°W

Foxhole (Scottish Gaelic: A 'Bhog solla) is a small hamlet in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the village of Kiltarlity and 9.5 miles (15.4 km) southwest of Inverness, on the hillside opposite Ardendrain.

The hamlet's name is one of few in the area not derived from Gaelic. Instead, Foxhole is a simple compound of English fox and hole—a reference to the red fox native to the Aird's woodlands. It does not come up in writing until 1828, when it was recorded as "Foxhall" in plans of Belladrum Estate.^[1] This was at a time when Gaelic usage was dimininishing in the Scottish Highlands.

Today, Foxhole remains largely a farming community with several holiday cottages; the old school has been converted into a home. Foxhole is served by Tomnacross Primary School, with high school students attending Charleston Academy in Inverness.

Junction from the A833 (main road) up to Foxhole
The old schoolhouse at Foxhole
Road from Foxhole to Abriachan, linking up to the Great Glen Way

References

^ Taylor, Simon (2002). "PLACE-NAME SURVEY OF THE PARISHES OF KILMORACK, KILTARLITY & CONVINTH, AND KIRKHILL, INVERNESS-SHIRE" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] Taylor, Simon (2002). "PLACE-NAME SURVEY OF THE PARISHES OF KILMORACK, KILTARLITY & CONVINTH, AND KIRKHILL, INVERNESS-SHIRE" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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