Kiltarlity
Kiltarlity
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Kiltarlity Location within the Inverness area | |
| Population | 1,000 |
| OS grid reference | NH50504150 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Beauly |
| Postcode district | IV4 7 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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Kiltarlity (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Targhlain) is a small village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is 12 miles (19 km) west of Inverness and 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) south of Beauly, on the south bank of the Bruiach Burn. It has a population of under 1,000 people, and a local primary school, Tomnacross Primary. Lovat Shinty Club play at Kiltarlity, on a pitch beside the village's main street, Balgate Drive.
Kiltarlity has a village store and a post office, Brockie's Lodge (a former hotel, now bar), and a village hall. Close to the village are Lovat Castle, the historic seat of Clan Fraser of Lovat, and the Belladrum Estate, site of the rapidly-growing Tartan Heart Festival.
Kiltarlity also has a community council, which holds regular meetings in the village hall and publishes a triannual newsletter.
Nearby hamlets considered to be part of Kiltarlity include Camault Muir, Tomnacross, Ardendrain, and Culburnie.
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Kiltarlity village green, with post office in centre
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The village war memorial, awarded 'Best Kept War Memorial in Scotland' in August 2018