Garve () is a village on the
Black Water river, in
Ross-shire
Ross-shire (; ), or the County of Ross, was a county in the Scottish Highlands. It bordered Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire, a county consisting of numerous enc ...
, and is in the
Highland Council area
Highland (, ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom. It was the 7th most populous council area in Scotland at the United Kingdo ...
of
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
.
It is situated northwest of
Contin
Contin ( Gaelic: Cunndainn) is a Ross-shire village, and a civil parish and community council area between Strathpeffer and Garve in the Highland council area of Scotland. The parish has a population of 675.A835
The A835 is a road in the Scottish Highlands linking Inverness to Ullapool and the Far North of Scotland.
Route
The A835 starts at Tore on the Black Isle, seven miles north-west of Inverness at a junction with the A9. The A835 crosses the B ...
, the main road to
Ullapool
Ullapool (; ) is a village and port located in the civil parish of Lochbroom in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands. It is located around northwest of Inverness. According to the Scottish Government in 2016, the village had a ...
on the west coast, close to where the
A832 branches off towards
Achnasheen
Achnasheen (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic ''Achadh na Sìne'') is a small village in Ross-shire in the Highland Council area, Highland council area of Scotland.
The village is situated on the River Bran at the junction of two roads built by Thomas Te ...
.
The village is served by the
Garve railway station
Garve railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Garve in the north of Scotland. Garve is located at the eastern edge of Loch Garve, measured from Dingwall, and is the first stop on the line befo ...
, on the
Kyle of Lochalsh Line, which crosses the A835 road on a level crossing. In 1890 Garve was proposed as the starting-point of
a railway to Ullapool. The village has a primary school and a post office, but no shop. The village is within the Garve and District Community Council area.
Garve and District are served by the Garve and District Development Company, a company formed by the community during 2017.
Climate
References
Populated places in Ross and Cromarty
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