Rogie Falls
Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. The falls are about 2 kilometres northwest of the village of Contin, next to the A835 road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Paul Rudge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: series of waterfalls on Black Water, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Falls of Rogie”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch Achonachie and Strathpeffer Pavilion.
Loch Achonachie
Loch Achonachie is a freshwater loch in Ross-Shire, Scotland, 1.9 kilometres south-west of Contin. Situated on the River Conon, the loch is a manmade reservoir formed from the construction of the Torr Achilty hydroelectric dam in 1955, as part of the Conon Hydro Scheme. Loch Achonachie is situated 2½ miles south of Rogie Falls.Strathpeffer Pavilion
Event venue
Photo: jeff collins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion was commissioned by the Countess of Cromartie in the late 19th century, to serve as a social and entertainment centre for Strathpeffer's many visitors. Strathpeffer Pavilion is situated 2½ miles east of Rogie Falls.
Orrin Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orrin Power Station is an industrial building, which is situated 2½ miles south of Rogie Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Contin and Strathpeffer.
Contin
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Contin is a Ross-shire village, and a civil parish and community council area between Strathpeffer and Garve in the Highland council area of Scotland. The parish has a population of 675. Contin is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rogie Falls.
Strathpeffer
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Strathpeffer is a village in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 1040 in 2020. It has sulphurous springs and grew up in the 19th century as a spa resort, served by a branch railway line.
Achterneed
Hamlet
Photo: Brian MacLennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achterneed, also spelled Auchterneed, is a village in Highland, Scotland, lies within the environs of Castle Leod, seat of the Earl of Cromartie, two miles northeast of Strathpeffer. Achterneed is situated 3 miles east of Rogie Falls.
Rogie Falls
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.58918° or 57° 35′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.6025° or 4° 36′ 9″ westElevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
9C9QH9QX+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 388552745OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
2639213Wikidata ID
Q7359399
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Rogie Falls” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شلالات روجي”
- Cebuano: “Falls of Rogie”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eas Rothagaidh”
- Swedish: “Falls of Rogie”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rogie Falls”. Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.