Kilvean
Kilvean is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Kilvean is situated nearby to the locality Torvean, as well as near the hamlet Ness-side.Places of Interest
Highlights include New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital and Craig Phadrig.
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital
Hospital
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital is a hospital situated in Leachkin, on the western outskirts of Inverness, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.
Craig Phadrig
Peak
Photo: david johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craig Phadrig is a forested hill on the western edge of Inverness, Scotland. A hill fort on the summit is generally supposed to have been the base of the Pictish king Bridei mac Maelchon.
Charleston Academy
School
Photo: Torvean3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charleston Academy is a secondary school established in 1978, in the Kinmylies area of Inverness, Scotland. The present roll is 724 pupils. The catchment area includes Kinmylies, Muirtown, Leachkin and Clachnaharry in the west of Inverness, as well as the rural communities of Beauly, Kirkhill, Kiltarlity, Struy, Abriachan and Dochgarroch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leachkin and Kinmylies.
Leachkin
Suburb
Leachkin is a suburb on the western outskirts of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 3 km west of the city centre, on the hill sloping towards Craig Dunain and Craig Phadrig. New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital is in Leachkin, it replaced Craig Dunain Hospital and Craig Phadrig Hospital which were nearby.
Kinmylies
Suburb
Kinmylies is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The area sits between the side of the hill Craig Phadrig; and the Caledonian Canal.
Bught
Suburb
Photo: Sologoal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bught is an area of the Scottish city of Inverness. A "bught" is defined in the Dictionary of the Scots Language as follows "Bowcht, Bucht, n. Also: boucht; bowght, bought.
Kilvean
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.46131° or 57° 27′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.26919° or 4° 16′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C9QFP6J+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 698782091OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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