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Diriebught Road, INVERNESS, IV2 3QR

Millburn Academy is a six year secondary school serving the area of Inverness east of the River Ness and the rural areas to the south of the city. The school first opened in 1961 as Millburn Junior Secondary School. In 1976 the school name was changed to Millburn Academy (as opposed to Millburn High School) after School Council pressure on the Education Committee. In January 2007 construction work began on the building of the new Millburn Academy, which opened on November 3rd 2008. The new Millburn Academy was built on the old school’s playing fields. The ground which the old school previously occupied will become the new playing fields. The £26 million state of the art building has a range of classrooms with specialist facilities, an integral base for children with additional support needs, a four court games hall, a gymnasium, dance studio, a library and a performance venue with bleacher seating. (Information from school website: http://www.millburnacademy.co.uk/ ) The former building: Image

Millburn Academy is a six year secondary school serving the area of Inverness east of the River Ness and the rural areas to the south of the city. The school first opened in 1961 as Millburn Junior Secondary School. In 1976 the school name was changed to Millburn Academy (as opposed to Millburn High School) after School Council pressure on the Education Committee. In January 2007 construction work began on the building of the new Millburn Academy, which opened on November 3rd 2008. The new Millburn Academy was built on the old school’s playing fields. The ground which the old school previously occupied will become the new playing fields. The £26 million state of the art building has a range of classrooms with specialist facilities, an integral base for children with additional support needs, a four court games hall, a gymnasium, dance studio, a library and a performance venue with bleacher seating. (Information from school website: http://www.millburnacademy.co.uk/ ) The former building: Image

First day of term I believe. The eponymous burn is directly behind where the photograph was taken.

On Millburn Road.

Heading west.

This is the 'old' Millburn Road, which is now a quiet residential area. The same road name has been given to the dual carriageway 'new' road which runs parallel.

The building in the background is the former Millburn Distillery, which is now a pub/restaurant, with a Premier Inn hotel next door. (More about the distillery here: Image]). The picture is taken from the junction of Millburn Road and Diriebught Road. The latter road name must challenge the spelling and pronunciation skills of non-locals.

The B865 in Inverness is a short (1½ miles) road which runs through the city centre, between the A82 at the Shore Street Roundabout and the A9/A96 at Raigmore Interchange. Formerly the A9 into the city, it is dual carriageway for more than half its length.