Garve

Garve
Scottish Gaelic: Gairbh
Garve
 Garve shown within the Highland council area
OS grid referenceNH397614
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district IV23 2
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Coordinates: 57°36′51″N 4°41′05″W / 57.61429°N 4.68481°W / 57.61429; -4.68481

Garve (Scottish Gaelic: Gairbh) is a village on the Black Water river, in Ross-shire, and is in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is situated 5 miles northwest of Contin, on the A835, the main road to Ullapool on the west coast, close to where the A832 branches off towards Achnasheen.

The village is served by the Garve railway station, on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, which crosses the A835 road on a level crossing.

The village has a primary school and hotel but no shop.

The village is within the Garve and District Community Council area.

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