North Kessock
| North Kessock | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Ceasag a Tuath | |
  North Kessock |
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| OS grid reference | NH652477 |
|---|---|
| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode district | IV1 3 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
Coordinates: 57°30′01″N 4°14′59″W / 57.50015°N 4.24973°W
North Kessock (Gaelic: Ceasag a Tuath or Aiseag Cheasaig[1]) is a village on the Black Isle north of Inverness.
Description
North Kessock is the first village encountered over the Kessock Bridge. Now by-passed by the main road to the north (the A9), the village remains quiet.[2] Its counterpart across the Beauly Firth, South Kessock, is a district of Inverness.
History
North Kessock probably existed as early as 1437, when the Dominican monastery in Inverness was granted a charter to operate a ferry to the Black Isle.[2][3] This was on the pilgrim route north to St Duthac Church in Tain.
The Kessock Ferry connected North and South Kessock until 1982, when the Kessock Bridge was completed and opened.
Wildlife
North Kessock is a famous spot for watching bottlenose dolphins, which are resident in the Moray Firth - indeed they are the most northerly group of bottlenose dolphins in the world.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Maclean, Roddy (2004). The Gaelic Place Names and Heritage of Inverness. Inverness: Culcabock Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-9548925-0-0.
- 1 2 "North Kessock". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ↑ "North Kessock and District History". North Kessock and District Local History Society. Retrieved 18 September 2009.