Fairburn Tower
Fairburn Tower is a recently restored Scottish castle near Inverness and Muir of Ord in the parish of Urray. The tower house on a hill above the River Orrin is believed to have been built in 1545 for Murdo Mackenzie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: valenta, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falls of Orrin.
Falls of Orrin
Waterfall
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falls of Orrin is a waterfall on the River Orrin, in the Highlands of Scotland. Falls of Orrin is situated 2,200 feet south of Fairburn Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marybank and Contin.
Marybank
Village
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marybank is a small village in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Muir of Ord lies 3 miles south east of Marybank, along the A832 road.
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 2½ miles north of Fairburn Tower.
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.
Fairburn Tower
- Type: Castle
- Description: architectural structure in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: tower house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.53531° or 57° 32′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.55822° or 4° 33′ 30″ westElevation
397 feet (121 metres)Operator
Landmark TrustOpen location code
9C9QGCPR+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 1428335269OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“Fairburn Tower” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Fairburn Tower”
- French: “Fairburn Tower”
- German: “Fairburn Tower”
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