Ardendrain (
Scottish Gaelic
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: ''Àirde an Droigheann'', meaning "Height of the Blackthorn) is a scattered hamlet in the
Highland
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council area of
Scotland
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. It is 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the village of
Kiltarlity
Kiltarlity () is a small village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is west of Inverness and south of Beauly, on the south bank of the Bruiach Burn. It has a population of under 1,000 people, and a local primary school, Tomnacross P ...
, and 11 miles (18 km) west of
Inverness
Inverness (; ; from the , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highland ...
.
The hamlet is spread over the grassy fields of Glen Convinth, with both the
A833 and Belladrum Burn running directly through it. Kiltarlity Lodges, a group of four-star, self-catering cabins, is located within the hamlet.
References
Populated places in Inverness committee area
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