Allanfearn

Allanfearn
Scottish Gaelic: *An t-Àilean Feàrna*
Allanfearn Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àilean Feàrna;
	; Brecknish from Allanfearn Reflections in the Beauly Firth on Christmas morning. The picturesque siting of the houses conceals a sand and gravel pit on Alturlie Point beyond them.
	Allanfearn Location within the Inverness area
OS grid reference	NH716474
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IV2 7
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey;
Scottish Parliament	Inverness and Nairn;

Allanfearn[1] is a small settlement, it lies 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, within the Scottish council area of Highland.[2]

Agriculture and tourism

The village is located beside the Moray Firth with most of the fields now being used for hay making or grazing for cattle. The hamlet of Alturlie Point was once a fishing village with nine cottages which would have been the former homes of the salmon fishermen.

References

Microsoft; Nokia (27 February 2017). "Allanfearn" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
M., Munro, David (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. p. 19. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.

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[1] Microsoft; Nokia (27 February 2017). "Allanfearn" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[2] M., Munro, David (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. p. 19. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.