North Kessock

North Kessock (Gaelic: Ceasag a Tuath or Aiseag Cheasaig[2]) is a village on the Black Isle north of Inverness.

North Kessock Scottish Gaelic: Ceasag a Tuath
Main Street, with the Kessock Bridge in the background
North Kessock Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
Area	0.79 km^2 (0.31 sq mi) [1]
Population	1,120 (2016)[1]
• Density	1,418/km^2 (3,670/sq mi)
OS grid reference	NH652477
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Inverness
Postcode district	IV1 3
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch

Description

North Kessock is the first village encountered over the Kessock Bridge. Now bypassed by the main road to the north (the A9), the village remains quiet.[3] Its counterpart across the Beauly Firth, South Kessock, is a district of Inverness.

History

North Kessock probably existed as early as 1437, when the Dominican monastery in Inverness was granted a charter to operate a ferry to the Black Isle.[3][4] This was on the pilgrim route north to St Duthac Church in Tain.

Wildlife

North Kessock is a famous spot for watching bottlenose dolphins, which are resident in the Moray Firth – indeed they are the most northerly group of bottlenose dolphins in the world.

See also

• Clootie well

Footnotes

1. "North Kessock (Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
2. Maclean, Roddy (2004). The Gaelic Place Names and Heritage of Inverness. Inverness: Culcabock Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-9548925-0-0.
3. "North Kessock". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
4. "North Kessock and District History". North Kessock and District Local History Society. Retrieved 18 September 2009.