http://www.ambaile.org.uk/ en Copyright Am Baile Tue, 02 December 2008 00:03:01 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Am Baile - Precedent Communications info@ambaile.org.uk info@ambaile.org.uk http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/images/graphic_link.gif http://www.ambaile.org.uk/ http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_photograph.jsp?item_id=34810 http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_photograph.jsp?item_id=34810 <img src="http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/component/thumb?id=34810" alt="Aerial view of Muir of Ord" />This aerial photograph is of the village of Muir of Ord, Ross-shire. It was taken in August 2004 by Alexander Collett as part of 'Make the Muir Matter' project, a community planning exercise led by local residents and supported by partners of the Highland Wellbeing Alliance: Highland's Community Planning Partnership. Muir of Ord is situated three miles north of Beauly and 14 miles northwest of Inverness. The original settlement was known as Tarradale which grew extensively during the 19th century as a consequence of whisky distilling and road and rail transport. A railway station was constructed at Tarradale in 1862, as part of the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway. However, the railway named the station 'Muir of Ord' after the site of cattle markets that took place within a mile of the settlement. Over time, the name Tarradale was faded out and replaced by Muir of Ord. For several years the village was situated on the A9 route north of Inverness but this changed with the construction of the Kessock Bridge in 1982. Today, despite the village being a quieter place, Muir of Ord's industries still include tourism, distilling and construction]]> <img src="http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/component/thumb?id=34810" alt="Aerial view of Muir of Ord" />This aerial photograph is of the village of Muir of Ord, Ross-shire. It was taken in August 2004 by Alexander Collett as part of 'Make the Muir Matter' project, a community planning exercise led by local residents and supported by partners of the Highland Wellbeing Alliance: Highland's Community Planning Partnership. Muir of Ord is situated three miles north of Beauly and 14 miles northwest of Inverness. The original settlement was known as Tarradale which grew extensively during the 19th century as a consequence of whisky distilling and road and rail transport. A railway station was constructed at Tarradale in 1862, as part of the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway. However, the railway named the station 'Muir of Ord' after the site of cattle markets that took place within a mile of the settlement. Over time, the name Tarradale was faded out and replaced by Muir of Ord. For several years the village was situated on the A9 route north of Inverness but this changed with the construction of the Kessock Bridge in 1982. Today, despite the village being a quieter place, Muir of Ord's industries still include tourism, distilling and construction Aerial view of Muir of Ord 2008-11-02T00:03:01-00:00