Ardullie

Ardullie (Scottish Gaelic: Àird Ilidh) is a village in Ross-shire,[1] in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the north shore of the Cromarty Firth, about 5 km north east of Dingwall, and 4 km south west of Evanton.

Ardullie
  • Scottish Gaelic: Àird Ilidh
Ardullie
Location within the Highland council area
OS grid referenceNH719662
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIV7 8
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

The name comes from the Gaelic, Àird Ilidh, which means "headland of the Ilidh".[2]

View towards Ardullie point, and the bridge

The Cromarty Bridge - carrying the A9 road - crosses the firth at Ardullie point. There is a roundabout at the point, where the A862 road branches off to Dingwall and Beauly. The railway also passes by Ardullie, with the Far North Line running along the northern side of the firth. There was a station nearby at Foulis, but it has been closed since 1960.

Ardullie Lodge

Also at Ardullie point is Ardullie Lodge, a historic house built in the 17th century.[3] There is a seal colony resident on the shore nearby.[4]

References
  1. Microsoft; Nokia (23 March 2017). "Ardullie" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  3. Am Baile
  4. "Dingwall - Wildlife". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2011.


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