Roybridge

Roybridge
Roybridge is located in Lochaber
Roybridge
Roybridge
Location within the Lochaber area
OS grid referenceNN269807
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRoy Bridge
Postcode districtPH31
Dialling code01397
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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56°53′28″N 4°50′28″W / 56.891°N 4.841°W / 56.891; -4.841

Roybridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Ruaidh, 'the bridge over the Roy')[1] is a small village, that lies at the confluence of the rivers River Roy and River Spean, located three miles (five kilometres) east of Spean Bridge, in Kilmonivaig Parish, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Highland administrative area.

Roybridge is on the A86 between Spean Bridge and Newtonmore, and has a station on the (former West Highland Railway) line, served by trains passing between Crianlarich and Fort William.

  1. ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2011.