Inver, Highland

Inver
Inver Sea Front in 2010
Inver Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
OS grid reference	NH854833
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tain
Postcode district	IV20 1
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 57°49′12″N 3°55′00″W / 57.820°N 3.9167°W / 57.820; -3.9167

Inver is a small village located on the south east shore of the Inver Bay at the point where the bay opens out into the Dornoch Firth and is in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Morrich More, the spit of the land to the North-West of Inver, is a military aerial range, with the village being included in the range airspace.

Community

Most of the buildings are at least 100 years old, mostly single-storey cottages (although highly modernised) originally built for a fishing community, with newer buildings outside the original streets. It comprises approximately 300 houses, a primary school, village hall and a pub. There are no shops.

Fishing

Fishing as a traditional activity continues, although not on a large scale commercial basis. Local catches commonly include mackerel, ling, coley, crab and lobster.

The Annual Reports of the Fishery Board for Scotland provide an insight into the state of fishing from Inver in the years before the First World War.

Fishery Statistics

Tonnage of vessels

Cwt of fish landed

Vessels by class

Value (£) of fish landed

Fishermen

Placeholder - no curing stations

The report for 1906 explains the decline in local fishing: "the majority of the Inver men were employed in fishing for herrings at other parts of the coast, in their own boats, or those of other fishermen.".

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