Muirtown
Muirtown is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. It contains the Muirtown basin and Muirtown Primary School. An expansion of the Caledonian Canal close to its northeastern termination, the Muirtown Basin lies between Clachnaharry and Muirtown a mile northwest of Inverness city centre.Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Inverness railway station and Inverness Cathedral.
Inverness railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sneeuwvlakte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inverness railway station serves the city of Inverness, in the Highlands of Scotland. It is the terminus of the Highland Main Line, the Aberdeen–Inverness line, the Kyle of Lochalsh line and the Far North Line.
Inverness Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inverness Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church situated in the city of Inverness in Scotland close to the banks of the River Ness.
St Michael & All Angels, Inverness
Church
Photo: Len Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael & All Angels is a church of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the city of Inverness in Scotland on the west bank of the River Ness. It is in the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scorguie and Clachnaharry.
Scorguie
Suburb
Scorguie is an area of the city of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated in the city's north-west, on the west bank of the Caledonian Canal, and is often considered a suburb to the city.
Clachnaharry
Suburb
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clachnaharry is a former fishing village, now part of the city of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. Clachnaharry is situated on the south shore of the Beauly Firth, about 2 miles west of the city centre.
Merkinch
Suburb
Photo: Dave Conner, CC BY 2.0.
Merkinch is an area of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Originally an island separated from the rest of the city by a small river to the south known as The Aban as well as a sea loch known as Loch Nabon to the west, it is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Inverness.
Muirtown
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.48343° or 57° 29′ 0″ northLongitude
-4.25072° or 4° 15′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C9QFPMX+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 5323937205OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q6933272
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Muirtown” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Muirtown”
- Irish: “Baile an Fhraoich, Inbhir Nis”
- Irish: “Baile an Fhraoich”
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