Fassfern
Fassfern is a hamlet on the north shore of Loch Eil in the Scottish Highlands, at the bottom of Glen Suileag and almost opposite Duisky. Historically it was spelled Fassiefern.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eassifern”
- Historically known as: “Fassiefern”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Locheilside railway station and Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station.
Locheilside railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locheilside railway station is a railway station on the northern shore of Loch Eil in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Glenfinnan and Loch Eil Outward Bound, located 7 miles 79 chains from the former Banavie Junction near Fort William. Locheilside railway station is situated 2 miles west of Fassfern.
Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station is a railway station on the northern bank of Loch Eil in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Corpach and Locheilside, sited 4 miles 20 chains from Banavie Junction, near Fort William. Loch Eil Outward Bound railway station is situated 2 miles east of Fassfern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duisky and Kinlocheil.
Duisky
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duisky is a small hamlet on the south shore of Loch Eil, directly across from Fassfern, and approximately six miles west of Fort William on the south shore of Loch Eil, Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Kinlocheil
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinlochiel is a hamlet on the north west shore of Loch Eil in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is a small, rural area that consists of a few scattered houses on the A830 to Mallaig, after Fassfern and before Glenfinnan. Kinlocheil is situated 3 miles west of Fassfern.
Achaphubuil
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Bond, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achaphubuil is a small settlement to the north of Ardgour in Lochaber, in the Highlands of Scotland. Achaphubuil lies to the south of The Narrows, which link Loch Linnhe to Loch Eil. Achaphubuil is situated 4 miles east of Fassfern.
Fassfern
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.85645° or 56° 51′ 23″ northLongitude
-5.2405° or 5° 14′ 26″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9C8PVQ45+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2104740206OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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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 “Fassfern”. Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.