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Bunchrew

Bunchrew (Scottish Gaelic: Bun Craobh, meaning "Near to the Tree") is a small village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is around 3 miles (5 km) west of Inverness, close to the south shore of the Beauly Firth on the A862.

The village has a small caravan park and camping site.

In the past Bunchrew also had a small railway station as part of Inverness and Ross-shire Railway, opening in 1862. However, the station closed to passengers in 1960 and goods in 1964.

In the late-19th century, Bunchrew had a large bone manure works close to its railway station. This was the subject of numerous investigations, due to the toxic fumes the factory emitted.

Bunchrew House is a Scottish baronial-style mansion on the shore of the Beauly Firth, at the village's north end. The house was built in 1505 by Alexander Fraser of Lovat, then with only two rooms as little more than a blackhouse, the original wall of which stands behind the wooden panelling in the drawing room.

Under Simon Fraser, 6th Lord of Lovat, the house was expanded as a present to his wife Lady Jean, sister to the 2nd Earl of Moray. Jean oversaw much of the work, but died soon after its completion in 1621.

In 1673 the house was sold to John Forbes of Clan Forbes, the son of the then Provost of Inverness. After the purchase, Forbes is reported to have removed the motto "Fraser—Lord Lovat" carved over the front door—prompting 30 men of the Clan Fraser to smash the building's windows and destroy a mill on the grounds.

Before his death in 1688, John Forbes did much to improve the estate ground's, planting what is reputedly the "oldest holly tree in Scotland". He also planted a Lebanese cedar in the garden, now known as the "Loving Tree", due to the belief it would bring good luck to couples making an oath of love under its boughs.

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