Struy

Struy
Scottish Gaelic: An t-Srùigh
Struy
 Struy shown within the Inverness area
OS grid referenceNH401403
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Beauly
Postcode district IV4 7
Police Scottish
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Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Coordinates: 57°25′30″N 4°39′50″W / 57.42499°N 4.66397°W / 57.42499; -4.66397

Struy (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Srùigh[1] or Scottish Gaelic: Sruidh[2]) is a small village at the northern end of Strathglass, about 15 km south-west of Beauly in the Highland council area of Scotland.

The confluence of the River Farrar and the River Glass is a short distance to the east of Struy, here the rivers join to become the River Beauly. The River Farrar is crossed by Struy Bridge a short distance to the north, this carries the A831 road. A minor road crosses the Mauld Bridge, over the River Glass, to the south-east of Struy.

Erchless Castle lies about than 1.5 km north-east of Struy.

References

  1. ↑ Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. ↑ Ainmean-àite na h-Alba
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