Struy
Struy
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|---|---|
  Struy Location within the Inverness area | |
| OS grid reference | NH401403 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Beauly |
| Postcode district | IV4 7 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Struy (Template:Lang-gd[1] or Template:Lang-gd[2]) is a small village at the end of Glen Strathfarrar, about 15 km south-west of Beauly in the Highland council area of Scotland.
Description
The confluence of the River Farrar and the River Glass is a short distance to the east of Struy, here the rivers join to become the River Beauly.[3] The River Farrar is crossed by Thomas Telford's five arch Struy Bridge a short distance to the north,[4] this carries the A831 road. A minor road crosses the Mauld Bridge, over the River Glass, to the south-east of Struy.
Nature reserve and buildings
Struy is the place to gain access to the nature reserve of Glen Strathfarrar and four Munros. The road is private and only a limited number of cars are allowed to access through the gate.[5]
Erchless Castle lies about than 1.5 km north-east of Struy. The turreted and crenelated building was built in about 1600 and modified in 1790 and 1895.[6] Nearby are the remains of an Iron-Age Dun which measures twelve metres by thirteen metres.[7]
Struy Church is one of three churches that make up Kilmorach and Erchless parish. The main church at Beauly has weekly services where the services in Struy happen every fortnight.[8]
References
- ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ Ainmean-àite na h-Alba
- ^ Gazetteer for Scotland (Information and maps), Retrieved 25 March 2017
- ^ Struy Bridge, Sabre Roads, Retrieved 25 March 2017
- ^ Strathfarrar - A finer glen by far, 10 December 2008, Strathspey Herald, Retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ Erchless Castle, British Listed Buildings, Retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ Erchless Castle,dun 650m WNW ofSM5004, historicenvironment.scot, Retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ Welcome, Beauly Church, Retrieved 25 March 2017
