Glenurquhart orGlen Urquhart (Scottish Gaelic:Gleann Urchadain) is aglen running to the west of the village ofDrumnadrochit in theHighlandcouncil area ofScotland.
Glenurquhart runs fromLoch Ness atUrquhart Bay in the east toCorrimony and beyond in the west. TheRiver Enrick runs along its length, passing throughLoch Meiklie.
The villages ofBalnain andBalbeg are situated about five miles (eight kilometres) up the glen.
Glenurquhart used to be part of the lands of theGrants of Glenmoriston, with the lands of theFrasers to the north for most of its time.
Like most of theUnited Kingdom, the Inverness area has anoceanic climate (Köppen:Cfb).[2]
The weather is pleasantly warm and sunny in the spring and summer, cool and fairly rainy in the autumn and very cold and snowy (with someblizzards) in the winter.
Police imposed speed restrictions on many bridges as fallen trees and alandslip both caused problems on theA82 nearDrumnadrochit in theNovember 2010.[3]
Glen Urquhart has a mixture of planted, conifer forest and native, broadleaved woodlands.[4] The hillsides on the south side of the glen are mainly used for commercial forestry, managed by theForestry Commission. The slopes on the opposite side are covered with a mixture of deciduous woodland (mainlybirch), farmland and some areas of commercial forestry. There are waymarked walks in Craigmonie woodland, near Drumnadrochit at the foot of the glen.[4] A network of forest roads all along the glen is suitable for walking, cycling and horse-riding.[4][5]
Deer hunting (stalking) is a popular recreational and cultural experience here, bringing international visitors from around the world.
ACorrimony chambered cairn, west of the village, is a Bronze Age burial monument is part of theClava group of cairns.[6]
The local shinty team is calledGlenurquhart Shinty Club.
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