Leachkin

Leachkin
Scottish Gaelic: *Leacainn*
Leachkin Scottish Gaelic: Leacainn;
	Leachkin Location within the Inverness area
OS grid reference	NH637444
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Inverness
Postcode district	IV3 8
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 57°28′31″N 4°16′01″W / 57.47528°N 4.26687°W

Leachkin (/ˈlɑːrkɪn/; from the Scottish Gaelic: An Leacainn [əɲ ˈʎaːʰkəɲ], "The Broad Hillside")^[1] is a suburb on the western outskirts of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 3 km west of the city centre, on the hill sloping towards Craig Dunain and Craig Phadrig.

New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital is in Leachkin, it replaced Craig Dunain Hospital and Craig Phadrig Hospital which were nearby. Great Glen House—the headquarters of Scottish Natural Heritage—is also in the area.

References[edit]

^ Maclean, Roddy (2004). The Gaelic Place Names and Heritage of Inverness. Inverness: Culcabock Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-9548925-0-0.

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[1] Maclean, Roddy (2004). The Gaelic Place Names and Heritage of Inverness. Inverness: Culcabock Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-9548925-0-0.

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