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Culloden Moor Community Garden had
it`s second activity day on Saturday the
13th of August. Click on the link at the
bottom of this page to see the latest update.
School life is all back to normal now and
it`s nice to see the Sun has at last come out.
As the Sun comes out the nights are slowly
but surely starting to draw in again. It`s
almost dark by 9 oclock.
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Croy
and Culloden Moor
The
communities of Croy and Culloden Moor lie approximately six miles to
the East of the city of Inverness just beyond Culloden Battlefield. It
is an area that is steeped in history and that has much
to see and do.
Culloden Moor is where the
last Great battle took
place
on British
soil on April the 16th 1746.
Charles Edward Stuart`s Jacobite army fought the last battle of the
1745 uprising against the Brittish government which was led by the Duke
of Cumberland. The battle lasted less than an hour and between
1500 and 2000 Jacobites were either killed or wounded. Cumberland was
to be later known as "Butcher" because of the way in which he dealt
with trying to eradicate the Jacobites. Culloden battlefield is today
maintained by the National trust and is well worth a visit if in the
area. The National trust have an award winning visitor centre at the
battlefield.
A short
distance from the battlefield lie Clava cairns.
Known as Bulnaraun of Clava these burial cairns date back to the
Neolithic period. They are regarded as some of the best preserved
Bronze age burial cairns in Scotland.
The village of
Croy lies
close to several Castles including Kilravock. Charles Edward Stuart was
apparently entertained here prior to the battle. There is also Cawdor
castle. Cawdor has a portcullis and is noted in William Shakespeare`s
MacBeth. Close by are also the Castles of Inverness, Dalcross and
castle Stuart to name but a few.
The viaduct at sunnyside, known as Culloden viaduct was completed in
1898 and spans a total length of 548 metres accross the valley where
the river Nairn runs below. The viaduct is a 28 span and is a total
length of 1800 ft which is the longest of it`s type in Scotland.
Loch Flemington to the East of Croy and Culloden Moor is a beautiful
location and the loch is a eutrophic loch. It is home to many
birds including swans both whooper and Mute and to Slavonian
Grebe. If you are lucky you could chance upon the crested newt. The
loch is presently undergoing some work. Click on the update to read the
latest.
The area is steeped in
history
with much to see and do. It is a great location to base yourself as it
allows for easy travel throughout the Highlands and is very close to
Inverness airport and the A9. Around us we have much of the beatiful
scenery that
Scotland is well known for and it is a haven for the outdoor enthusiast
of all ages.
The community council are always happy to receive your comments and to
raise any questions that you may have. Please feel free to contact us
via the contacts
page. If you have
visited our site from outside the local area please sign our Guestbook.
We also have a discussion forum if you want to be involved in any
discussion or want to start a discussion go to
Croy and the Moor Forum.
Here you can start a discussion for all to see or just pass a comment.
The idea of the Forum is to allow open discussion/comment from anyone
in the community on any subject affecting the community or of interest
to the community.
The community council have secured funding to develop a community
wildlife garden in Sunnyside. The garden can be accessed by the path
between no. 32 and no. 34 Sunnyside. We are looking for YOU to get
involved in creating a space for both the whole community and the local
wildlife to enjoy. You can keep up to date with the developement of the
garden and read about any events at the community garden page. The page will develop as
the garden develops. Please keep coming back to check for any updates .
Remember that if you have previously visited any page on the website to
ensure that you refresh your browser so that you will see any updates.
You can also discuss the community garden or any other subjects at Croy
and the Moor Forum.
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have a look around our site. You can go to the community
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download all the latest minutes and community council newsletters in
pdf format. You can have a look under the section headed links and find
a whole host of local information. You can look under Whats on
where
you will find the latest news of what is on in your local area. Finally
you can contact us under the contacts tab. Here you can contact the
community council or each of the individual community councillors. We
are always happy to receive your emails and questions.
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This site is provided and maintained by Gareth Hall
on behalf of Croy and Culloden Moor community council (Croy and the
moor). Whilst the information is provided in good faith we cannot
gaurantee it`s accuracy. We make no representations about any website
linked from this site or referred to on this site. Croy and Culloden
Moor community council have no control over any other sites. We do not
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