Tornagrain

Tornagrain
Scottish Gaelic: Tòrr na Grèine
Tornagrain
 Tornagrain shown within the Inverness area
OS grid referenceNH765497
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Inverness
Postcode district IV2 7
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Coordinates: 57°31′14″N 4°03′48″W / 57.52057°N 4.06331°W / 57.52057; -4.06331

Tornagrain (from the Scottish Gaelic Tòrr na Grèine meaning 'The Sunny Mound') is a hamlet in the Scottish Highlands. Situated around 7 miles (11 km) northeast of the city of Inverness, it falls within the Highland council area for local government purposes. Tornagrain lies 1.2 miles (2 km) south of Inverness (Dalcross) Airport; and 1.5 miles (2 km) east of Castle Stuart Golf Course which was developed in 2009 and hosted the Barclays Scottish Open Championship for the first time in 2011.

Plans to expand Tornagrain into a community for 10,000 residents[1] were submitted to planning authorities by the Moray Estate. Planning permission was granted for the building of 5,000 homes in September 2012.[2] The development of the site will take place over many years.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Tornagrain - A Planned Town for the Highlands". Moray Estates. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Tornagrain Planning permission". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "New town of Tornagrain to grow over 60 years". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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