Human settlement in Scotland
Dalneigh
Dalneigh is an area in the city of Inverness in Scotland.
Located in the west of the city, it lies between the River Ness and the Caledonian Canal. The name is derived from the Gaelic word Dail an Eich, meaning 'Field of the horse'. As hinted by the name, it was originally a farm, but following the end of the Second World War, it was turned into a residential area to provide housing for the expected increase in demand. Over the following fifty years, successive waves of development saw Dalneigh transformed from farmland into home for thousands of people.
How locals move
Getting around Dalneigh the local way
- Get inChange at Portree for ferries from the Western Isles via Uig.
- Get inCitylink Bus 961 runs from Ullapool, ferry port for Stornoway on Lewis, twice M-Sa and once on Sunday.
- Get aroundThey can usually offer minibuses suitable for groups, and pick up from the airport or Invergordon cruiser terminal for day tours.
- Go nextThe most accessible part from Inverness is Cairngorm mountain itself above Aviemore, a ski resort with a funicular railway.
- Go nextIf you get all the way to Thurso you can take a ferry to the Orkneys, and from there to Shetland.
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