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Clunes, Lochaber

Coordinates: 56°57′07″N 4°57′19″W / 56.95181°N 4.95526°W / 56.95181; -4.95526
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Clunes
Clunes is located in Lochaber
Clunes
Clunes
Location within the Lochaber area
OS grid referenceNN203883
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSpean Bridge
Postcode districtPH34
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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UK
Scotland
56°57′07″N 4°57′19″W / 56.95181°N 4.95526°W / 56.95181; -4.95526

Clunes is a small hamlet, located on the west shore of Loch Lochy, less than 0.5 miles northeast of Bunarkaig in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands[1] and is in the Highland council area of Scotland.[2]

Geography

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Clunes lies 4 miles northeast of Gairlochy and 10 miles northeast of Spean Bridge. The B8005 road passes by Clunes on Loch Lochy, and heads west to Loch Arkaig. This section is known as the Mìle Dorcha (Gaelic for 'dark mile'), as the road runs through a heavily tree-lined, steep sided valley. The Great Glen Way long-distance Path/Cycle track (#78) also passes by Clunes, as it follows paths and forest tracks alongside Loch Lochy.

Notable people

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Charles Kennedy is buried at his family's cemetery at Clunes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Clunes, Highland" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Clunes". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ "finding graveyards in Lochaber". 21 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.