Lentran
| Lentran | |
|---|---|
  Lentran Location within the Inverness area | |
| OS grid reference | NH580453 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode district | IV3 8 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Lentran is a small hamlet on the south shore of the Beauly Firth, 3 km east of Kirkhill and 8 km west of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland.
The area was served by Lentran railway station, on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway, which opened in 1862. This station closed to passengers in 1960, and to goods in 1964.[1]
In the area is Lentran House, a Scottish Baronial style mansion built in 1866, now a Category B listed building.[2] It was the formerly home of the provost of Inverness, and later used as a nursing home. During the Second World War Lentran House was used as a camp for a Royal Air Force maintenance unit.[3] The cellar was famous for the WW2 RAF mural on the walls. In the 1970s it was the base for the local raspberry picking and freezing operations run by a Cheshire family, which was based at nearby Perimeter Farms Limited facility at Lentran Fruit Farm. It has now been developed into apartments.
References
- ^ "Lentran Station from the north end, c 1930". Am Baile. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Lentran House - Listed building report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Lentran House, 79 Maintenance Unit". WW2 in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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