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B9164

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B9164
Location Map ( geo)
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From:  Drumchardine (NH566448)
To:  Dunballoch (NH524447)
Distance:  3.1 miles (5 km)
Meets:  A862, A862
Former Number(s):  B8008
Highway Authorities

Highland

Traditional Counties

Inverness-shire

Route outline (key)
B9164 Drumchardine – Dunballoch
This article is about the current, and indeed original, B9164 through Kirkhill west of Inverness.
For the short lived former B9164 in Inverness itself, see B9164 (Inverness)
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B9164.Inchmore

The B9164 is a rather odd little road, running parallel to the A862 (ex-A9), and starting and finishing on that route too. Whilst it was never part of the A9, it is possible that part of this little road was once part of the main road north of Inverness, but there is no evidence so far. The road was originally unclassified but is marked as the B8008 in 1932, a number which was probably issued in the mid 1920s. Apart from going to and from the little village of Kirkhill, there is little need for anyone to use the road, as the A862 performs the same task more competently!

Route

The B9164 starts on the A862 at a simple T-junction, and heads north as a good wide S2 into Kirkhill. It narrows a little in places as it passes through the village on St Marys Road, passing a core of older council housing, with modern estates in the fields behind. After passing the entrance to Achnagairn Castle, the road narrows again at a fork junction. The road straight ahead here leads back to the A862; it is the possible line of the old north road although it has never been classified. The B9164 meanwhile swings to the right and heads west in a long straight for over a mile. At first the road is essentially single-track with passing places, but it seems to get steadily wider until it becomes S2 once more. Much of the route passes through woodland and forest, and this continues as the road turns round to the south at Ferrybrae, heading back to the A862 at a wide T junction near Dunballoch. Ferrybrae is where a ferry used to cross the river to Beauly, and may help to explain why this route was classified.

History

Before the A9 was extended north in 1935, everything north of Inverness was in Zone 8, so the B9164 was originally the B8008. As the A9 was re-routed to the east on the opening of the Kessock Bridge in 1982, this has left the B9164 out of zone again, but this time it hasn't been renumbered. However, the B8008 was still vacant then as it wasn't reused until 1989.

Whilst most of the other B916x roads were renumbered from B86x in 1935 the B9164 is an exception as the original B864 had ceased to exist before then - but being west of the extended A9, it would have remained in the 8-zone anyway.




B9164
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B854.jpgB9164 near Inchmore - Geograph - 1788149.jpgB9164-straight.jpg
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