Allanfearn

Allanfearn^[1] (/ˌælənˈfɜːrn/, Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àilean Feàrna) is a small settlement, it lies 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, within the Scottish council area of Highland.^[2]

Allanfearn Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àilean Feàrna
Brecknish from Allanfearn Reflections in the Beauly Firth on Christmas morning. The picturesque siting of the houses conceals a sand and gravel pit on Alturlie Point beyond them.
Allanfearn Location within the Inverness area
OS grid reference	NH716474
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IV2 7
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Scottish Parliament	Inverness and Nairn
List of places UK Scotland 57.49883°N 4.14307°W / 57.49883; -4.14307

Agriculture and tourism

The village is located beside the Moray Firth with most of the fields now being used for hay making or grazing for cattle. The hamlet of Alturlie Point was once a fishing village with nine cottages which would have been the former homes of the salmon fishermen.^{[citation needed]}