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[[File:Bught Park Stadium Inverness Stand Pitch.JPG|thumb|The Bught Park Stadium Inverness]]
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The '''Bught''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ʌ|x|t}} {{respell|BUKHT|'}}; {{langx|gd|Am Bucht}}) is an area of the [[Scotland|Scottish]] city of [[Inverness]].<ref name=OS26>{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 26 ''Inverness & Loch Ness (Strathglass)''|ISBN=9780319231128|publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2011}}</ref> A "bught" is defined in the Dictionary of the Scots Language as follows "Bowcht, Bucht, n. Also: boucht; bowght, bought. [Flem. bocht, bucht, inclosure for swine, sheep, etc.] A sheep-fold; a milking fold for ewes."

It is situated between the [[River Ness]] and the [[Caledonian Canal]] in the west of the city. It is a recreational area and contains the sports ground [[Bught Park]], [[Inverness Sports Centre & Aquadome]], [[Inverness Ice Rink]], [[Whin Park]] and the [[Ness Islands]]. There is also a caravan park and extensive playing fields in the area.

The sports fields are used as the home grounds for Inverness Blitz [[American football]] home games.

Due to the recreational nature of the area, there is very little housing and most people live in the nearby areas of [[Dalneigh]] and [[Ballifeary]].

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