Bunchrew is a small village close to the south shore of Beauly Firth

Beauly Firth

The Beauly Firth is a firth in northern Scotland. It is effectively a continuation of the Moray Firth westward, and is bounded at one end by Beauly and at the other by Inverness . The Kessock Ferry has crossed at the eastern end since the 15th Century...

 in the Highland council area of Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. It is 5 km west of the city of Inverness

Inverness

Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...

, on the A862 road.

The name is from Bun Chraoibh, Gaelic for 'foot of the tree'.

It has a caravan and camping site and Bunchrew House - a historic mansion that is now a hotel - is on the shore of the firth nearby.

Bunchrew had a station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway

Inverness and Ross-shire Railway

The Inverness and Ross-shire Railway was incorporated on 3 July 1860 with the aim to build a line to Invergordon. The line opened in stages:* 11 June 1862 - Inverness to Dingwall* 23 March 1863 - Dingwall to Invergordon...

, which opened in 1862. This station closed to passengers in 1960, and to goods in 1964.