Glen Urquhart
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For other meanings of the term, see Glen Urquhart (disambiguation)
Glenurquhart or Glen Urquhart is a glen
running to the west of the village of Drumnadrochit
in the Highland
council area of Scotland
at Urquhart Bay in the east to Corrimony
and beyond in the west. The River Enrick runs along its length, passing through Loch Meiklie.
The villages of Balnain
and Balbeg
are situated about 5 miles up the glen.
, with the lands of the Frasers
to the north for most of its time.
s) in the winter.
Police inposed speed restrictions on many bridges as fallen tree
s and a landslip both caused problems on the A9
near Drumnadrochit
in the November of 2010.
. The slopes on the opposite side are covered with a mixture of deciduous woodland (mainly birch
), farmland and some areas of commercial forestry. There are waymarked walks in Craigmonie woodland, near Drumnadrochit at the foot of the glen. A network of forest roads all along the glen is suitable for walking, cycling and horse-riding.
A chambered cairn
at Corrimony is part of the Clava group
of cairns.
The local shinty team is called Glenurquhart Shinty Club
.
For other meanings of the term, see Glen Urquhart (disambiguation)
Glen Urquhart (disambiguation)
Glen Urquhart AKA Glenurquhart is a geographical area of the Highlands of ScotlandGlen Urquhart may also refer to-Other Uses:*Glenurquhart Shinty Club, a shinty club which plays in Drumnadrochit but represents the whole of Glenurquhart and the East side of Loch Ness.*Glen Urquhart School, a...
Glenurquhart or Glen Urquhart is a glen
Glen
A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped; or one with a watercourse running through such a valley. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower than a strath."...
running to the west of the village of Drumnadrochit
Drumnadrochit
Drumnadrochit is a village inthe Highland local government council area of Scotland, lying on the west shore of Loch Ness, at the foot of Glen Urquhart.-History:...
in the Highland
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
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...
Location
Glenurquhart runs from Loch NessLoch Ness
Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
at Urquhart Bay in the east to Corrimony
Corrimony
Corrimony is a remote village in Glenurquhart in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.Corrimony is famous for Mony's Stone and the chambered cairn, part of the Clava group of cairns, which date from the 3rd century BC...
and beyond in the west. The River Enrick runs along its length, passing through Loch Meiklie.
The villages of Balnain
Balnain
Balnain is a small village in Glenurquhart, Scotland, about 5 miles west of Drumnadrochit. It is mostly dependent on tourism, forestry and farming. The first buildings were created in the 1880s and minor expansions occurred in the 1900s and 1960s....
and Balbeg
Balbeg, Highland
-Overview:Balbeg is a small village located about 0.5 miles north east from Balnain, near Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire and is in the Scottish council area of Highland....
are situated about 5 miles up the glen.
History
Glenurquhart used to be part of the lands of the Grants of GlenmorisonClan Grant
-Origins:The Grants are one of the clans of Siol Alpin, and descend from the 9th century Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Scots; and also of Norse origin, from settlers who are the descents of Haakon inn Riki Sigurdarsson , Jarl of Hladr, Protector of Norway ,-Origins:The Grants are one of the clans of...
, with the lands of the Frasers
Clan Fraser
Clan Fraser is a Scottish clan of French origin. The Clan has been strongly associated with Inverness and the surrounding area since the Clan's founder gained lands there in the 13th century. Since its founding, the Clan has dominated local politics and been active in every major military conflict...
to the north for most of its time.
Climate
The weather is pleasantly warm and sunny in the spring and summer, cool and fairly rainy in the aultumn and very cold and snowy (with some blizzardBlizzard
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds. By definition, the difference between blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind. To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have winds in excess of with blowing or drifting snow which reduces visibility to 400 meters or ¼ mile or...
s) in the winter.
Police inposed speed restrictions on many bridges as fallen tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s and a landslip both caused problems on the A9
A9 road
The A9 is a major road running from the Falkirk council area in central Scotland to Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. At 273 miles , it is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth-longest A-road in the United Kingdom...
near Drumnadrochit
Drumnadrochit
Drumnadrochit is a village inthe Highland local government council area of Scotland, lying on the west shore of Loch Ness, at the foot of Glen Urquhart.-History:...
in the November of 2010.
Attractions
Glen Urquhart has a mixture of planted, conifer forest and native, broadleaved woodlands. The hillsides on the south side of the glen are mainly used for commercial forestry, managed by the Forestry CommissionForestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. Its mission is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment....
. The slopes on the opposite side are covered with a mixture of deciduous woodland (mainly birch
Birch
Birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The Betula genus contains 30–60 known taxa...
), farmland and some areas of commercial forestry. There are waymarked walks in Craigmonie woodland, near Drumnadrochit at the foot of the glen. A network of forest roads all along the glen is suitable for walking, cycling and horse-riding.
A chambered cairn
Chambered cairn
A chambered cairn is a burial monument, usually constructed during the Neolithic, consisting of a cairn of stones inside which a sizeable chamber was constructed. Some chambered cairns are also passage-graves....
at Corrimony is part of the Clava group
Clava cairn
The Clava cairn is a type of Bronze Age circular chamber tomb cairn, named after the group of 3 cairns at Balnuaran of Clava, to the east of Inverness in Scotland. There are about 50 cairns of this type in an area round about Inverness...
of cairns.
The local shinty team is called Glenurquhart Shinty Club
Glenurquhart Shinty Club
Glenurquhart Shinty Club is a shinty team which plays in Drumnadrochit on the banks of Loch Ness, Scotland. It draws its players from the part of the Great Glen which encompasses Drumnadrochit, Lewiston and Glenurquhart...
.
External links
- http://www.craigmoniecentre.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=4530
- http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/timeline1799.html
- http://www.scotlandbandbs.co.uk/scotland_history.html