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Muckernich Place, MUIR OF ORD, IV6 7SL

The main part of the school is an old building which houses two classrooms, ICT suite, a general purpose room/canteen, kitchen and toilet block. The staff room, office and Meeting/Resource room are now situated in the recently refurbished school house. Another class is situated in a portacabin (not visible in this picture) which is connected to the main part of the school by a corridor.

The pedestrian route from a 'drop off area' to the Tore primary school is marked with footprints to encourage safe use of footpaths by the children. But are the children expected to hop kangaroo style on their way to school? And do they only have left feet?

This variable message sign had no message - no jams, no safety messages and above all no road closures! It would have had a work out a bit later when Belladrum met the orienteers and Inverness suffered some big jams. Approaching Muir of Ord from Conon Bridge.

The village of Tore is criss-crossed with modern major roads. This village hall, and adjacent primary school stand north of the A835 and west of the A9, and are isolated from much of the housing in Tore.

A Highland village hall typical of its era. Erected after the stone built halls of estate beneficence and before the grant aided halls of recent years, this example, clad in corrugated iron, has been well maintained and improved in recent years.

Here, the A835 approaches Tore roundabout. Matrix information signs, as seen here, are located on all the major routes around Inverness. The footpath on which the photographer is standing leads into a tiny triangle of minor roads on which the Tore Primary School and Village Hall are found. The village of Tore has been torn apart by the modern realignment of old roads, making pedestrian access between the various parts of the village a matter of negotiating tricky crossings of busy major roads.

A junction on the A835.

A cycle path accompanies the A835.

Bi-lingual (Gaelic/English) road signs are common in the Highlands. The sign at this junction on the A835 just west of Tore roundabout points to A' Mhucarnaich (Muckernich), and helpfully gives the English translation for Bun-Sgoil an Todhair & Talla A' Bhaile (Tore Primary School and village hall).