North Kessock

Human settlement in Scotland
North Kessock is located in Ross and Cromarty
North Kessock
North Kessock
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
Area0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi) [1]Population1,290 (2020)[2]• Density1,633/km2 (4,230/sq mi)OS grid referenceNH652477Council area
  • Highland
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townInvernessPostcode districtIV1 3PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK Parliament
  • Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament
  • Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°30′05″N 4°14′43″W / 57.5015°N 4.2453°W / 57.5015; -4.2453

North Kessock (Gaelic: Ceasag a Tuath or Aiseag Cheasaig[3]) is a village on the Black Isle north of Inverness.

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.[4] 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.[4][5] This was on the pilgrim route north to St Duthac Church in Tain.

Recently the community has been involved in a long running dispute over the location of glass recycling bins.[6] The matter was settled after a community ballot organised by Highland Council where 67% of those who responded voted to site the bins in the main car park.[7]

Wildlife

North Kessock is a famous spot for watching bottlenose dolphins,[8] which are resident in the Moray Firth.

See also

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. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ Maclean, Roddy (2004). The Gaelic Place Names and Heritage of Inverness. Inverness: Culcabock Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-9548925-0-0.
  4. ^ a b "North Kessock". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  5. ^ "North Kessock and District History". North Kessock and District Local History Society. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  6. ^ MacLennan, Chris. "Abuse, demonstrations and a divided community: Is the end in sight for a bitter dispute on the Black Isle?". Press and Journal. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  7. ^ MacNeill, Alison. "Community Ballot - North Kessock Bottle Banks Result". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  8. ^ Collier, Ray (16 June 2011). "Country diary: North Kessock". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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