Balnagown Arms Hotel:

The inn around which Ardgay village was built

Once described as one of the best known hotels of the Highlands “where royalty and statemen have frequently stayed”, the Balnagown Arms Hotel started off as a farm house converted into an inn in 1817 to serve people travelling along the new Telford road.

The 9th Report of the Parliamentary Commissioners for Roads and Bridges reported in 1821. . .

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Balnagown Arms Hotel:

The inn around which Ardgay village was built

Once described as one of the best known hotels of the Highlands “where royalty and statemen have frequently stayed”, the Balnagown Arms Hotel started off as a farm house converted into an inn in 1817 to serve people travelling along the new Telford road.

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