Novar House
Novar House is an 18th-century building, located 0.7 miles north of the village of Evanton in Ross, Scotland. It is built on the site of an earlier castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Estate
- Description: house in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Novar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fyrish Monument and Teaninich distillery.
Fyrish Monument
Monument
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fyrish Monument is a monument built in 1782 on Fyrish Hill, in Fyrish in Evanton, near Alness, Easter Ross, Scotland, on the orders of Sir Hector Munro, 8th of Novar, a native lord of the area who had served in India as a general.
Teaninich distillery
Distillery
Photo: Derek Spence, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teaninich distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Alness, Scotland. Teaninich distillery is situated 2 miles east of Novar House.
Contullich Castle
Dwelling
Contullich Castle was a castle located a few miles north-west of the town of Alness, on the eastern side of the county of Ross-shire, Scotland. The castle is believed to date back until at least the 11th century. Contullich Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Novar House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evanton and Alness.
Evanton
Village
Photo: GraemeE17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Evanton is a small village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies between the River Sgitheach and the Allt Graad, is 24 kilometres north of Inverness, some 6.5 kilometres southwest of Alness, and ten kilometres northeast of Dingwall. Evanton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Novar House.
Alness
Town
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Alness is a town and civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon three miles to the east, and the village of Evanton four miles to the southwest. Alness is situated 2½ miles east of Novar House.
Cullicudden
Locality
Cullicudden is an ancient village located close to the southeast shore of the Cromarty Firth, 2 miles northeast of Dingwall, on the west shore of the Black Isle in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Cullicudden is situated 3 miles southeast of Novar House.
Novar House
- Categories: house and agriculture
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Novar House” goes by many names.
- French: “Novar House”
- Irish: “Tigh ‘n Fhuamhair”
- Irish: “Tigh ’n Fhuamhair”
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