- North Kessock
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Coordinates: 57°30′01″N 4°14′59″W / 57.50015°N 4.24973°W
North Kessock Scottish Gaelic: Ceasag a Tuath
North Kessock shown within the Highland council area
OS grid reference NH652477 Council area Highland Country Scotland Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Inverness Postcode district IV1 3 Police Northern Fire Highlands and Islands Ambulance Scottish EU Parliament Scotland List of places: UK • Scotland • North Kessock (Gaelic: Ceasag a Tuath or Aiseag Cheasaig[1]) is a village on the Black Isle north of Inverness.
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Description
North Kessock is the first village encountered over the Kessock Bridge. Now by-passed by the main road to the north (the A9), the village remains quiet.[2] 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.[2][3] This was on the pilgrim route north to St Duthac Church in Tain.
The Kessock Ferry connected North and South Kessock until 1982, when the Kessock Bridge was completed and opened.
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.[citation needed] The Dolphin and Seal Centre, just north of the village (off the A9 road), is run by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. It is located in the Tourist Information car park, where there is also the Ralía Café or alternatively can be reached by a steep path leading from the village shop. The charity also runs the Wildlife Centre at Spey Bay.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Maclean, Roddy (2004). The Gaelic Place Names and Heritage of Inverness. Inverness: Culcabock Pulishing. p. 79. ISBN 9780954892500.
- ^ a b "North Kessock". Undiscovered Scotland. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/northkessock/northkessock/index.html. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "North Kessock and District History". North Kessock and District Local History Society. http://www.northkessockhistory.com/index.asp?pageid=143475. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
Categories:- Populated places in Ross and Cromarty
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