Scaniport

Scaniport
Scottish Gaelic: *Sganaphort*
Scaniport Scottish Gaelic: Sganaphort;
	General Wade’s Military Road, north of Scaniport
	Scaniport Location within the Inverness area
OS grid reference	NH6305039890
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Inverness;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	INVERNESS
Postcode district	IV2
Dialling code	01463
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey;
Scottish Parliament	Highlands and Islands; Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber;

Scaniport (Scottish Gaelic: Sganaphort) is a small settlement located on the B862, roughly between Inverness to the north and Dores to the south, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The Gaelic name Sganaphort is translated into English as 'Ferry By The Crack', a reference to Scaniport's close proximity to the Great Glen Fault.

Farms are situated either side of the settlement. A camping and caravan park was located in the area, but it closed a number of years ago.[1] A stone circle and kerb cairn named Kinchyle Of Dores is located just to the south of Scaniport.[2] The northern shore of Loch Ness lies four miles to the southwest.

References

"Small selected North Scotland Camping and Caravaning sites". Retrieved 11 September 2016.
Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Kinchyle Of Dores". Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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[1] "Small selected North Scotland Camping and Caravaning sites". Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[2] Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Kinchyle Of Dores". Retrieved 11 September 2016.