River Ness

The River Ness is a short river in the of Scotland. It begins at Loch Dochfour, at the northern end of , and flows northeast towards the city of , where it empties into the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Inverness railway station and St Michael & All Angels, Inverness.

Railway station
serves the city of . It is the terminus of the Highland Main Line, the Aberdeen–Inverness line, the Kyle of Lochalsh line and the Far North Line.

Church
St Michael & All Angels is a church of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the city of in on the west bank of the River Ness. It is in the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness.

Church
Old High St Stephen's Church is a of the Church of Scotland in , the capital city of the of Scotland. The congregation was formed on 30 October 2003 by a union of the congregations of Inverness Old High and Inverness St Stephen's.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merkinch and Inverness.

Suburb
is an area of the city of in the . Originally an island separated from the rest of the city by a small river to the south known as The Aban as well as a sea loch known as Loch Nabon to the west, it is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Inverness.

is a city in area of the , at the point where the River Ness flows out into the Moray Firth. is the only town of any size in the Highlands, and is the region's commercial and administrative centre.

Suburb
The is an area in , Scotland, north of the city centre, bounded by the and River Ness and holding its largest industrial estate.

River Ness

Latitude
57.48333° or 57° 29′ north
Longitude
-4.23333° or 4° 14′ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9C9QFQM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2641804
Wiki­data ID
Q1364584
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“River Ness” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Ness
  • Basque: Ness
  • Breton: Nis
  • Bulgarian: Нес
  • Catalan: Ness
  • Cebuano: River Ness
  • Chinese: 內斯河
  • Chinese: 内斯河
  • Chinese: 尼斯河
  • Chuvash: Несс
  • Czech: Ness
  • Dutch: Ness
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر نيس
  • Estonian: Nessi jõgi
  • French: Ness
  • French: River Ness
  • German: Ness
  • German: River Ness
  • Hebrew: נס
  • Irish: Abhainn Nis
  • Italian: Ness
  • Japanese: ネス川
  • Ladin: Ness
  • Macedonian: Нес
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ness
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Elva Ness
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Nesselva
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: River Ness
  • Norwegian: Ness
  • Polish: Ness
  • Portuguese: Rio Ness
  • Russian: Несс
  • Scots: River Ness
  • Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nis
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ness
  • Slovenian: Ness (reka)
  • Slovenian: Ness
  • Spanish: Rio Ness
  • Spanish: Río Ness
  • Swedish: River Ness

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Inverness Youth Hostel and Caledonian Stadium.

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