Culburnie is a scattered hamlet in Kiltarlity

Kiltarlity

Kiltarlity is a small village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is west of Inverness, and south of Beauly, on the Bruiach Burn. It has a population of under 1000 people, and a primary school, Tomnacross Primary...

, located about 2 km west of the main part of Kiltarlity village, and about 20 km west of Inverness

Inverness

Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...

, in the Highland council area of Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

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The name may come from the Gaelic for "at the back of the damp place".

Culburnie used to have a primary school, but it has been closed for a number of years. Pupils now travel to the primary school at Tomnacross

Tomnacross

Tomnacross is a small hamlet that is part of the village of Kiltarlity, about 20 km west of the city of Inverness, in Inverness-shire and is in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is the location of the Kiltarlity village school, church and cemetery....

, or to seconadry school at Charleston Academy

Charleston Academy

Charleston Academy was established in 1978 and is located in the Kinmylies area of Inverness, Scotland. The school has an average pupil population of 850...

 in Inverness.

The Culburnie Burn (also known as the Teanacoil Burn) passes through the area, before flowing into the Bruiach Burn, which flows into the River Beauly

River Beauly

The River Beauly is a river in the Scottish Highlands, about 15 km west of the city of Inverness.It is about 25 km long, beginning near the village of Struy, at the confluence of the River Farrar and the River Glass...

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