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East Croachy

Coordinates: 57°19′11″N 4°14′32″W / 57.31976°N 4.24227°W / 57.31976; -4.24227
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East Croachy
East Croachy is located in Inverness area
East Croachy
East Croachy
Location within the Inverness area
OS grid referenceNH650276
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townInverness
Postcode districtIV2 6
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°19′11″N 4°14′32″W / 57.31976°N 4.24227°W / 57.31976; -4.24227

East Croachy is a small hamlet in the Highland council area, in the Highlands of Scotland. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Loch Ruthven, and 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Dores, in Strathnairn. The B851 road passes through it. St Paul's Episcopal Church, known as "the grouse church" because of increased attendances during the grouse shooting season, is located in East Croachy. The Steadings Hotel is approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the northeast.[1] Also nearby is Tomintoul House, a B listed house built by architect William Robertson in 1841.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "East Croachy". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Croachy, Tomintoul House, Inverness". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 March 2017.