Kiltarlity

Kiltarlity
Scottish Gaelic: *Cill Targhlain*
Kiltarlity Scottish Gaelic: Cill Targhlain;
	Village
	Kiltarlity Location within the Inverness area
Population	1,000
OS grid reference	NH50504150
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Beauly
Postcode district	IV4 7
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey;
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch;

Kiltarlity (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Targhlain) is a small village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is 12 miles (19 km) west of Inverness and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Beauly, on the south bank of the Bruiach Burn. It has a population of under 1,000 people, and a local primary school, Tomnacross Primary. Lovat Shinty Club play at Kiltarlity, on a pitch beside the village's main street, Balgate Drive.

Kiltarlity has several amenities, including a village store and post office, Brockie's Lodge (a former hotel, now bar), and a village hall. Close to the village are Lovat Castle, the historic seat of Clan Fraser of Lovat, and the Belladrum Estate, site of the rapidly-growing Tartan Heart Festival.

Kiltarlity also has a community council, which holds regular meetings in the village hall and publishes a triannual newsletter.

The name Kiltarlity comes from the Gaelic Cill Targhlain, which means 'Church of Talorcan/Talorgan', the name of several Pictish kings. In the past, 'Kiltarlity' referred to the entire parish, known in Scottish Gaelic as Bràigh na h-Àirde. This included a number of surrounding hamlets. The main settlement was known as Aultfearna (Gaelic) or Allarburn (Scots), referring to the alder trees that grow beside the burn. Nowadays however, this settlement is signposted as Kiltarlity Village, and usually referred to as simply Kiltarlity.

Nearby hamlets considered to be part of Kiltarlity include Camault Muir, Tomnacross, Ardendrain, and Culburnie.

Kiltarlity village green, with post office in centre
The village war memorial, awarded 'Best Kept War Memorial in Scotland' in August 2018

References

"About Kiltarlity". Kiltarlity Community Council. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
Simon Taylor (October 2009). "Beauly, The Aird and Strathglass Place-Name Survey (North-East Inverness-shire)". Retrieved 15 January 2011.

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