Munlochy (/mənˈlɒxi/ mən-LOKH-ee; Scottish Gaelic: Poll Lochaidh) is a small village, lying at the head of Munlochy Bay (Ob Poll Lochaidh), in the Black Isle in Ross and Cromarty, in northern Scotland.[1][2]

Munlochy Scottish Gaelic: Poll Lochaidh
Fields beside Bayhead Wood Looking towards Munlochy.
Munlochy Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
OS grid reference	NH647533
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MUNLOCHY
Postcode district	IV8
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 57.549932°N 4.26228°W / 57.549932; -4.26228

There are few early records of a settlement, but it seems likely that Munlochy expanded in the 1760s due to quarry workers extracting stone nearby to build Fort George on the far side of the Moray Firth.[3]

Geography

Munlochy sits at the top of the tidal inlet of Munlochy Bay, that is itself an opening of the Moray Firth.

Munlochy Bridge

This is the name of popular pipe tune, a two line, three part Strathspey, which is often played for dancing.

See also

• Clootie well
• Black Isle

References

https://musescore.com/song/munlochy_bridge-2126599