Ardendrain

Ardendrain
Ardendrain
 Ardendrain shown within the Inverness area
OS grid referenceNH510381
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentInverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Scottish ParliamentSkye, Lochaber and Badenoch
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 57°24′40″N 4°28′48″W / 57.411°N 4.480°W / 57.411; -4.480

Not to be confused with Ardindrean.

Ardendrain is a scattered hamlet in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is above Glen Convinth, 4 km south of the village of Kiltarlity, and 18 km west of Inverness.

Sheep grazing by Ardendrain

The name comes from "àirde an droigheann", Gaelic for "height of the blackthorn".[1]

References

  1. ↑ Beauly, The Aird and Strathglass Place-Name Survey (North-East Inverness-shire)
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