Munlochy ( ;
Scottish Gaelic
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: ''Poll Lochaidh'') is a small
village
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, lying at the head of
Munlochy Bay (''Ob Poll Lochaidh''), in the
Black Isle in
Ross and Cromarty
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Historical ...
, in northern
Scotland
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.
There are few early records of a settlement, but it seems likely that Munlochy expanded in the 1760s due to quarry workers extracting stone nearby to build
Fort George on the far side of the
Moray Firth.
Geography
Munlochy sits at the top of the tidal inlet of
Munlochy Bay, that is itself an opening of the
Moray Firth.
Munlochy Bridge
This is the name of popular pipe tune, a two line, three part Strathspey, which is often played for dancing.
See also
*
Clootie well
*
Black Isle
References
{{reflisthttps://musescore.com/song/munlochy_bridge-2126599
Populated places on the Black Isle