OS grid reference NH 64529 44981 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district IV3 8 Council area Highland | Country Scotland Post town Inverness Dialling code 01463 715 Lieutenancy area Highland | |
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Kinmylies is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The area sits between the side of the hill Creag Phadraig (Gaelic for Patrick's Rock); and the Caledonian Canal. The local football team was Caledonian F.C. until they merged with another team (Inverness Thistle) to form Inverness Caledonian Thistle and moved out of the area.
Map of Kinmylies, Inverness, UK
The name Kinmylies originates from the Scots Gaelic Ceann a' Mhìlidh, meaning Head (or place) of the Warriors. The area appears in the 1841 census onwards but in the 1970s became built up initially as housing for key workers, who were encouraged to move to the area to aid its growth. Kinmylies houses Charleston Academy; a secondary School with a local catchment area, and additionally villages surrounding the city; such as Beauly and Drumnadrochit. The area also shares its name with the local primary school, Kinmylies Primary. It is the hometown of actress Karen Gillan.
Kinmylies Parish Church and Kinmylies Medical Practice are in proximity to the schools; both built in the 1990s.