Invergarry

Invergarry
Scottish Gaelic: *Inbhir Garadh*
Invergarry Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Garadh;
	; Invergarry Castle
	Invergarry Location within the Lochaber area
Population	438
OS grid reference	NH302010
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Invergarry
Postcode district	PH35 4
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber;
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch;

Invergarry (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Garadh) is a village in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Great Glen, near where the River Garry flows into Loch Oich.[1]

Cottages in Invergarry

Geography

Near the centre of the village is the junction between the A82 road (from Inverness to Fort William) and the A87 road which branches off to the west towards Skye. The ruined Invergarry Castle is situated near the village on Creagan an Fhithich (the Raven's Rock), overlooking Loch Oich. As well as playing host to the local shinty club, Glengarry Shinty Club, it is the home town of shinty legend, James Clark.

School

It has a Primary School with a roll of 33.

References

"Invergarry". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

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[1] "Invergarry". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.