Lewiston, Highland

Lewiston is a small linear village, situated less than 1 mile southeast of Drumnadrochit, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1]

Lewiston

Linear cottages
Lewiston
Location within the Inverness area
OS grid referenceNH509284
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDrumnadrochit
Postcode districtIV63 6
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

History

In 1767 Sir James Grant provided house stances for a new village called Lewiston after his eldest son, Lewis, the future 5th Earl of Seafield.[2] In 1803, because of water supply problems and the unsightly appearance of the 30 houses, school and smiddy, it was decided to relocate the village to its present site by the river Coilty.

References

  1. Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Lewiston". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club (1883). Transactions of the Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club. The Club. p. 108. Retrieved 21 September 2019.


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