Croy (Gaelic: Crothaigh[2]) is a village between Inverness and Nairn, in the Highland council area in Scotland.

[7] The site of the Battle of Culloden is located within the same parish approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) west of the village.

The Jacobite army would have passed close to the village on the night of 15 April 1746 as part of their failed attempt to attack the government forces camped near Nairn.

Tradition states that Baron Rose justified his impartial treatment of the two sides on the grounds of Highland hospitality despite his family’s Hanoverian sympathies[9] The local parish church was built in 1764 with significant repairs to the building made in 1829.

[18] A larger development of approximately 100 homes has been proposed for construction in the coming decades but this has worried the local community.

The community run a village hall which serves numerous local organisations include the 11th Inverness (Croy) Scouts.

[20] Kilravock Castle was opened as a Christian Guest House in May 1967 but no longer offers bed and breakfast accommodation.