Lentran

Lentran
Lentran  Lentran shown within the Inverness area
OS grid reference	NH580453
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Inverness
Postcode district	IV3 8
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
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Coordinates: 57°28′32″N 4°22′08″W / 57.47564°N 4.36900°W

Lentran is a small hamlet on the south shore of the Beauly Firth, 3 km east of Kirkhill and 8 km west of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland.

The area was served by Lentran railway station, on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway, which opened in 1862. This station closed to passengers in 1960, and to goods in 1964.^[1]

Lentran House, November 1986

In the area is Lentran House, a Scottish Baronial style mansion built in 1866, now a Category B listed building.^[2] It was the formerly home of the provost of Inverness, and later used as a nursing home. During the Second World War Lentran House was used as a camp for a Royal Air Force maintenance unit.^[3] The cellar was famous for the WW2 RAF mural on the walls. In the 1970s it was the base for the local raspberry picking and freezing operations run by a Cheshire family, which was based at nearby Perimeter Farms Limited facility at Lentran Fruit Farm. It has now been developed into apartments.

References

1. "Lentran Station from the north end, c 1930". Am Baile. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
2. "Lentran House - Listed building report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
3. "Lentran House, 79 Maintenance Unit". WW2 in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Retrieved 12 May 2011.