Merkinch
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| Neighbourhood | |
  Merkinch Location within the Inverness area | |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode district | IV3 8 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Merkinch (Scottish Gaelic: Marc-Innis, meaning "Island of the Horse"[1]) is an area of the city of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. One of the oldest neighbourhoods in Inverness, it's situated in the city's north-west flanked by the Caledonian Canal to its west and River Ness to its east. It is a traditionally working-class area.
In Merkinch is Grant Street Park, home to Clachnacuddin Football Club,[2] and Merkinch Primary School, one of the oldest schools in the city.
In February 2020, Merkinch was ranked as the number 8th most deprived area in Scotland, in a report by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). Residents immediately leapt to defend their community.
Notably, Merkinch was one of the last areas in Inverness to retain the city's own dialect of Scottish Gaelic.
- ^ "Merkinch". www.ainmean-aite.scot. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Clachnacuddin: The fire-hit football club longing to return home, BBC Scotland News, 31 January 2020