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Ardullie ( gd, Àird Ilidh) is a village in 
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Also at Ardullie point is Ardullie Lodge, a historic house built in the 17th century. There is a seal colony resident on the shore nearby.
Ross-shire
Ross-shire (; gd, Siorrachd Rois) is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands. The county borders Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire – a county consisting of ...
, in the Highland
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council area of Scotland
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. It is on the north shore of the Cromarty Firth
The Cromarty Firth (; gd, Caolas Chrombaidh ; literally "kyles /nowiki>straits">strait.html" ;"title="/nowiki>strait">/nowiki>straitsof Cromarty") is an arm of the Moray Firth in Scotland.
Geography
The entrance to the Cromarty Firth is gu ...
, about 5 km north east of Dingwall
Dingwall ( sco, Dingwal, gd, Inbhir Pheofharain ) is a town and a royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,491. It was an east-coast harbour that now lies inland. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest cas ...
, and 4 km south west of Evanton
Evanton ( gd, Baile Eòghainn or gd, Am Baile Ùr) is a small village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies between the River Sgitheach and the Allt Graad, is north of Inverness, some south-west of Alness, an ...
.
The name comes from the Gaelic, Àird Ilidh, which means "headland of the Ilidh".
The Cromarty Bridge
The Cromarty Bridge is a road bridge over the Cromarty Firth in Scotland.
History Design
The bridge joins a junction with the B9163 to the south in Ross and Cromarty with a junction with the A862 to the north at Ardullie Point. It can clearly ...
- carrying the A9 road This is a list of roads designated A9.
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- crosses the firth at Ardullie point. There is a roundabout at the point, where the A862 road branches off to Dingwall and Beauly. The railway also passes by Ardullie, with the Far North Line
The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. As the name suggests, it is the northernmost railway in the United Kingdom. The line is entirely single- ...
running along the northern side of the firth. There was a station nearby at Foulis, but it has been closed since 1960.
Also at Ardullie point is Ardullie Lodge, a historic house built in the 17th century. There is a seal colony resident on the shore nearby.
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