Bunchrew

Bunchrew
Scottish Gaelic: *Bun Craobh*
Bunchrew Scottish Gaelic: Bun Craobh;
	Bunchrew Location within the Inverness area
OS grid reference	NH617455
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Inverness
Postcode district	IV3 8
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey;
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch;

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.

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