Allanfearn

Allanfearn
Scottish Gaelic: *An t-Àilean Feàrna*
Allanfearn Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àilean Feàrna;
	Brecknish from Allanfearn Reflections in the Beauly Firth on Christmas morning. The picturesque siting of the houses conceals a sand and gravel pit on Alturlie Point beyond them.
	Allanfearn Location within the Inverness area
OS grid reference	NH716474
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IV2 7
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey;
Scottish Parliament	Inverness and Nairn;
	List of places UK Scotland 57°29′56″N 4°08′35″W / 57.49883°N 4.14307°W

Allanfearn^[1] (/ˌælənˈfɜːrn/, Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àilean Feàrna) is a small settlement, it lies 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, within the Scottish council area of Highland.^[2]

Agriculture and tourism[edit]

The village is located beside the Moray Firth with most of the fields now being used for hay making or grazing for cattle. The hamlet of Alturlie Point was once a fishing village with nine cottages which would have been the former homes of the salmon fishermen.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ Microsoft; Nokia (27 February 2017). "Allanfearn" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ M., Munro, David (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. p. 19. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] Microsoft; Nokia (27 February 2017). "Allanfearn" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[2] M., Munro, David (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. p. 19. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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