Lentran
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Lentran is a small hamlet on the south shore of the Beauly Firth
, 3 km east of Kirkhill
and 8 km west of Inverness
, in the Highland council area of Scotland
.
Lentran had a station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
, which opened in 1862. This station closed to passengers in 1960, and to goods in 1964.
In the area is Lentran House, a Scottish Baronial style mansion built in 1866, now a Category B listed building. It was the formerly home of the provost of Inverness, and later used as a nursing home. During the Second World War Lentran House was used as a camp for a Royal Air Force
maintenance unit. It has now been developed into apartments.
Beauly Firth
The Beauly Firth is a firth in northern Scotland. It is effectively a continuation of the Moray Firth westward, and is bounded at one end by Beauly and at the other by Inverness . The Kessock Ferry has crossed at the eastern end since the 15th Century...
, 3 km east of Kirkhill
Kirkhill, Highland
Kirkhill is a village, located 2 miles east of Beauly, close to the south opening of the Beauly Firth, and 10 miles west of Inverness, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland....
and 8 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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Lentran had a station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
Inverness and Ross-shire Railway
The Inverness and Ross-shire Railway was incorporated on 3 July 1860 with the aim to build a line to Invergordon. The line opened in stages:* 11 June 1862 - Inverness to Dingwall* 23 March 1863 - Dingwall to Invergordon...
, which opened in 1862. This station closed to passengers in 1960, and to goods in 1964.
In the area is Lentran House, a Scottish Baronial style mansion built in 1866, now a Category B listed building. It was the formerly home of the provost of Inverness, and later used as a nursing home. During the Second World War Lentran House was used as a camp for a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
maintenance unit. It has now been developed into apartments.