North Kessock
North Kessock
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 Main Street, with the Kessock Bridge in the background | |
  North Kessock Location within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
| Area | 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 1,290 (mid-2020 est.)[2] |
| • Density | 1,633/km2 (4,230/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | NH652477 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode district | IV1 3 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
North Kessock (Gaelic: Ceasag a Tuath or Aiseag Cheasaig[3]) is a village on the Black Isle north of Inverness.
Description[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ "North Kessock (Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Maclean, Roddy (2004). The Gaelic Place Names and Heritage of Inverness. Inverness: Culcabock Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-9548925-0-0.
- ^ a b "North Kessock". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "North Kessock and District History". North Kessock and District Local History Society. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ MacNeill, Alison. "Community Ballot - North Kessock Bottle Banks Result". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
