Millburn (
Scottish Gaelic
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: ''Allt A'Mhuilinn'', meaning "The Mill Stream") is an area of the city of
Inverness
Inverness (; ; from the , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highland ...
in the
Highland
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council area of
Scotland
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. The neighbourhood is situated just east of the city centre, beside the Mill Burn for which it's named.
The area is served by several primary schools in its surrounding area, with high school students attending the neighbourhood's own
Millburn Academy
Millburn Academy (Gaelic: ''Acadamaidh Allt a' Mhuilinn'') is a six-year secondary school in Inverness, Scotland. It serves the portion of Inverness east of the River Ness along with rural areas to the south of the city's reach, with a catchme ...
. Millburn Road, running parallel to the academy, is one of the main access roads into the centre of Inverness from the A9.
The area is also famous for
Millburn distillery
Millburn distillery was a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Inverness Scotland. It operated between 1807 and 1985. Its whisky was an important component of the "Mill Burn" vatted malt.
History
The distillery was founded as "In ...
, which produced
Scotch whisky before its closure in 1985. Though most of its buildings were demolished, part of the distillery remains as a restaurant with a purpose-built
Premier Inn
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alongside.
Local History
According to one local memoir, an explosion occurred in 1781 at the city's
powder magazine on Church Street. Debris from the building landed in Millburn, and the sea nearby.
In September 1834,
Henry Brougham,
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
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made an official visit to Inverness. His carriage met the city's
Provost
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, magistrates, and a large crowd in Millburn.
A survey of Millburn was made by the
War Office
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in 1877, alongside areas of
Yorkshire
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and
Hampshire
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.
Highland Railway
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File:Supermarket in Inverness - geograph.org.uk - 146784.jpg, Morrisons
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supermarket, at the west end of Millburn
File:Eastgate Centre from Millburn Road - geograph.org.uk - 934823.jpg, Millburn Road, leading into Inverness city centre
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Areas of Inverness