Foyers

Foyers is a village in the of , lying on the east shore of . The village is situated on the B852, part of the Military Road built by General George Wade, 10 miles northeast of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 276 residents
  • Description: village in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Foyers, Highland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Foyers Power Station and Boleskine House.

Power station
Photo: Paul Hookway, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Building
is a manor on the south-east side of in the Scottish Highlands. It is notable for having been the home of author and occultist Aleister Crowley, and Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer Jimmy Page.

Reservoir
Photo: Sarah McGuire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a in the traditional county of in the . Its name literally translates from Scottish Gaelic as "Big Loch". is situated 2½ miles southeast of Foyers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falls of Foyers and Lochgarthside.

Locality
Photo: Zenit, CC BY 2.0.
The are two waterfalls on the River Foyers, which feeds , in , . They are located on the lower portion of the River Foyers, and consist of the upper falls, with a drop of 46 feet and the lower falls, which drop 98 feet.

Hamlet
Photo: Sarah McGuire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles east of Foyers.

Village
Photo: Tony Ayland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet at the mouth of the River Farigaig, on the south-east shore of in , and is in the council area of Highland. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Foyers.

Foyers

Latitude
57.25381° or 57° 15′ 14″ north
Longitude
-4.4946° or 4° 29′ 41″ west
Population
276
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
9C9Q7G34+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432667970
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2649113
Wiki­data ID
Q787611
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Foyers” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Foyers”
  • Bulgarian: “Фойерс”
  • Cebuano: “Foyers”
  • Dutch: “Foyers”
  • French: “Foyers”
  • German: “Foyers”
  • Hausa: “Foyers, Highland”
  • Irish: “Foithir”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Foithir”
  • Swedish: “Foyers”
  • Urdu: “فوئرز، ہائلینڈ”

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