Kilmorack

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | country = Scotland | official_name = Kilmorack | scots_name = | gaelic_name = Cill Mhòraig | population = | static_image = Loch nam Bonnach - geograph.org.uk - 693004.jpg | static_image_caption = A view of Loch nam Bonnach close to Kilmorack | os_grid_reference = NH493443 | map_type = Inverness | coordinates = {{coord|57.46405|-4.51365|display=inline,title}} | unitary_scotland = [[Highland (council area)|Highland]] | lieutenancy_scotland = | constituency_westminster = | constituency_scottish_parliament = | post_town = [[Beauly]] | postcode_district = IV4 7 | postcode_area = IV | dial_code = }}

'''Kilmorack''' ({{langx|gd|Cill Mhòraig}}) is a small hamlet in [[Inverness-shire]], in the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] of [[Scotland]] and now in the [[Highland Council area]]. It is situated on the north bank of the [[River Beauly]], {{convert|3|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} west of [[Beauly]] and {{convert|15|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} west of the city of [[Inverness]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gittings |first1=Bruce |last2=Munro |first2=David |title=Kilmorack |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst1960.html |website=Scottish Gazetteer |publisher=The Gazetteer for Scotland |accessdate=28 October 2018 |date=2016}}</ref> The river is part of the [[Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme]], with a dam and power station at Kilmorack. The old parish church (1786) was adapted in 1997 to show contemporary Scottish art in [[Kilmorack Gallery]].

Kilmorack is at the centre of controversial energy industry projects by SSE and associated companies.<ref>https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/highland-community-under-siege-as-aristocrat-opens-up-land-for-giant-substation-4899391</ref> These include an {{convert|868|acre|ha|abbr=off|adj=on}} substation at Fanellan, four new 60m high pylon lines, a westcoast line, three BESS facilities and new substations for the existing hydro dams. The application by SSE for Fanellan Substation was submitted in March 2025.

==Notable people==

*[[William Fraser (moderator)|Rev William Fraser]] (1851–1919) [[Moderator of the General Assembly]] of the [[Free Church of Scotland (since 1900)|Free Church of Scotland]] in 1912<ref>Ewing's Annals of the Free Church</ref> born and raised in Kilmorack.

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Populated places in Inverness committee area]] [[Category:Parishes in Inverness-shire]]