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Culburnie

Culburnie is a scattered hamlet in the Highland council area of . It is 1.2 miles west of , and 12.4 miles west of . The name may come from the Gaelic term for "at the back of the damp place".
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Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet with 121 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Culburnie, Highland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eilean Aigas and Beaufort Castle.

Forest
Photo: Vclaw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the River Beauly, , in parish in traditional , now Highland Region. It is most notable for the mansion on it at its north end, which was formerly owned by the Sobieski Stuarts and rented by author and Scottish nationalist Compton Mackenzie from Lord Fraser of Lovat.

Castle
Photo: Duncan David McColl, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Castle Dounie is a Baronial style mansion built in 1880 and incorporating older building work. It is situated on the right bank of the River Beauly near the town of in and is 1 mile north of and 13 mi west of . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Culburnie.

Art gallery
reuses a converted church building for its exhibitions, in a rural location near in , . It was established as a commercial gallery in 1997 after the building was purchased by art dealer Tony Davidson, believing that inspirational art could sit in an inspirational building just as well as in a white cube. is situated 2 miles north of Culburnie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiltarlity and Aigas.

Village
Photo: Jennifer Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the council area of . It is 12 miles west of and 2+1⁄2 miles south of , on the south bank of the Bruiach Burn.

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet in the Highland Council area of . It is 5 miles southwest of and 15 miles west of , on the north bank of the River Beauly. is nearby, to the northeast. is situated 2 miles west of Culburnie.

Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet in , in the of and now in the Highland Council area. It is situated on the north bank of the River Beauly, three miles west of and 15 miles west of the city of . is situated 2 miles north of Culburnie.

Culburnie

Latitude
57.43836° or 57° 26′ 18″ north
Longitude
-4.52176° or 4° 31′ 18″ west
Population
121
Elevation
230 feet (70 metres)
Open location code
9C9QCFQH+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 614965325
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
6458597
Wiki­data ID
Q5192870
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Culburnie” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Culburnie”
  • Dutch: “Culburnie”
  • Scots: “Chainry”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cùil Braonaigh”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Culburnie”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.