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**Alness**
	Alness
	Scottish Gaelic: Alanais
	; Dalmore Distillery reception house in Alness
	; Alness ; Alness shown within Scotland
Population	5,186 (2001 census); est. 5,180 (2006)
OS grid reference	NH655695
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Ross and Cromarty
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALNESS
Postcode district	IV17
Dialling code	01349
Police
Fire
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Ross, Skye and Inverness West
	List of places: UK • Scotland •

Coordinates: 57°41′43″N 4°15′29″W / 57.69514°N 4.25815°W / 57.69514; -4.25815

Alness (Scottish Gaelic: Alanais) is a town in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. The name is pronounced (roughly) Al'-niss by some Ross-shire residents and Oll-ness' by others. It lies near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon to the east and the village of Evanton to the southwest.

[edit] Geography

Divided by the River Averon, the town is in two parishes, Alness in the west and Rosskeen in the east. Historically these were in different presbyteries. Today there are three churches; Free Church, Church of Scotland and Baptist.

[edit] Transport

The town is bypassed by the A9 road. It is also at the southern end of the B9176 "Struie road" to Bonar Bridge, which used to be the A836 before the construction of the [[Dornoch Bridge] This road is very popular with motorcyclists due to it's challenging nature and fine views.].

Alness railway station is on the Far North Line. The nearest commercial airport is at Inverness.

[edit] History

In September 1715 there was a skirmish between Jacobite clans such as the MacKenzies, MacDonalds under the Earl of Seaforth, and pro-government Munros, Rosses, MacKays under the Earl of Sutherland. The Jacobites drove their opponents over Struie to Bonar.^[3]

Alness has won three Britain in Bloom awards since 2002.

[edit] References

^ "Comparative Population Profile: Alness Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2001-04-29. http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=alness&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
^ http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data
^ Site Record for Alness, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/13775/

[edit] External links

Alness.com Community website commissioned by the Alness Community Association
Alness - PastPresent history site
Alness - entry in Undiscovered Scotland

[0] "Comparative Population Profile: Alness Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2001-04-29. http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=alness&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved 2008-08-31.

[1] ttp://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data

[RCAHMS-2] Site Record for Alness, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/13775/

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[edit] Geography

[edit] Transport

[edit] History

[edit] References

[edit] External links