Struy ( gd, An t-Srùigh or gd, Sruidh) is a small village at the end of Glen Strathfarrar, about 15 km south-west of

Beauly Beauly ( ; ; gd, A' Mhanachainn) is a village in the Highland area, on the River Beauly, west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. The town is historically within Kilmorack Parish of the Scottish County of Inverness. The land around ...

in the

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council area of

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Description

The confluence of the

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and the River Glass is a short distance to the east of Struy, here the rivers join to become the

River Beauly The River Beauly ( gd, Abhainn nam Manach, ) is a river in the Scottish Highlands, about 15 km west of the city of Inverness. It is about 25 km long, beginning near the village of Struy, at the confluence of the River Farrar and the ...

. The River Farrar is crossed by

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's five arch Struy Bridge a short distance to the north, this carries the

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. A minor road crosses the Mauld Bridge, over the River Glass, to the south-east of Struy.

Nature reserve and buildings

Struy is the place to gain access to the nature reserve of Glen Strathfarrar and four

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s. The road is private and only a limited number of cars are allowed to access through the gate.Strathfarrar - A finer glen by far
10 December 2008, Strathspey Herald, Retrieved 26 March 2017 Erchless Castle lies about than 1.5 km north-east of Struy. The turreted and crenelated building was built in about 1600 and modified in 1790 and 1895.Erchless Castle
British Listed Buildings, Retrieved 26 March 2017 Nearby are the remains of an Iron-Age

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which measures twelve metres by thirteen metres. Struy Church is one of three churches that make up Kilmorach and Erchless parish. The main church at

has weekly services where the services in Struy happen every fortnight.Welcome
Beauly Church, Retrieved 25 March 2017

Local residents

* Catriona Nic Fhearghais,

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ess and wife of a

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warrior, William Chisholm of

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. Catriona composed one of the most iconic verse laments in

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after her husband fell fighting with the

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Army at the

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in 1746. A roadside memorial at Struy now marks the former location of their home.

References

{{Commons category, Struy Populated places in Inverness committee area