Muir of Ord Places

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Churches

There has been a church presence in the Muir of Ord, Tarradale and Urray area from around the 16th century, if not before.

Kilchrist Church being the first, followed by Urray West, through ‘The Disruption’ to Urray Free Church and the birth of the United Free Church, now known as Urray East or Urray and Kilchrist Church of Scotland.

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Commercial

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Glen Ord Distillery on the A832 road to the north-west of the village.

Attribution: unknown

Features

Find out more about the Harper’s Cairn and the Tarradale Tower

Harper's Cairn, at the entrance to the car park in the centre of Muir of Ord.

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Locations

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Evelix

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Public Buildings

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Tarradale Junior Secondary School.

Attribution: unknown

Place Names of Urray Parish

This extract was taken, with the permission of the Trustees, from Prof. W.J. Watson’s – ‘Place Names of Ross and Cromarty’. The most recent edition of this work was published by HIGHLAND HERITAGE BOOKS Tir nan Oran, 8 Culcairn Road, Evanton IV16 9YT

Place Names of Ross and Cromarty p104 onwards

Place Names of Ross and Cromarty

Recreation

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Old Railway line - photo 1

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Maclennan & Forbes Buildings
Forbes Building
Maclennan Building
Derby Cottage
Villemont
Derelict cottage
Main Street, Muir of Ord.
Some smaller new homes leading off the main street.
Ord Wood housing estate, also leading off the A862 at the north end of the village.
The Meadows housing estate, leading off the A862 road at the north end of the village.
View looking towards the railway bridge.
Looking towards the village from the A832 road from Marybank.
Looking North along the main street.
View taken from the railway bridge.
Looking North
Looking North towards Muir of Ord
Seaforth Road from its junction with the A862 and A832.
Evelix
Another view of Ord Wood housing estate.
Attractive bungalows on the A832 road to Marybank at the west end of the village.
Highfield House
Highfield Cottage
Mackenzie-Gillanders Wedding
South Lodge
North Lodge
St Mary's Episcopal Highfield church
St Mary's Episcopal School
Ord House
Ord House
Colonel Mackenzie of Ord funeral 1935
Colonel mackenzie 1935
Dora Elizabeth Fraser-Mackenzie
Alastair Campbell
Estate of Ord 2024
View from Bridge
Ellan Vannin, Seaforth Road
Gowanfield, Seaforth Road
Newtonville, Seaforth Road
Ruapuna 1 & Ruapuna 2, Seaforth Road
Whinstone Cottage, Seaforth Road
Caber Feidh, Black Isle Road
Carn a Clarsair, Black Isle Road
Hawthorn Bank, Black Isle Road
Great North Road, High Street
Muir-of-Ord
Tarradale Terrace
Mackintosh Building
Mackenzie & Logan's Building
Mackenzie building
Logan's Building
Maclennan & Forbes Buildings
Forbes Building
Maclennan Building
Derby Cottage
Villemont
Derelict cottage
Main Street, Muir of Ord.
Some smaller new homes leading off the main street.
Ord Wood housing estate, also leading off the A862 at the north end of the village.
The Meadows housing estate, leading off the A862 road at the north end of the village.
View looking towards the railway bridge.
Looking towards the village from the A832 road from Marybank.
 

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