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. Fairburn Tower is situated 1 mile south of Fairburn House.

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 1½ miles south of Fairburn House.

Loch Achonachie

Loch Achonachie is a freshwater loch in Ross-Shire, Scotland, 1.9 kilometres south-west of Contin. Situated on the River Conon, the loch is a manmade reservoir formed from the construction of the Torr Achilty hydroelectric dam in 1955, as part of the Conon Hydro Scheme. Loch Achonachie is situated 2 miles west of Fairburn House.

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.

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 House

Category: house
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.55° or 57° 33′ north

Longitude

-4.56667° or 4° 34′ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

9C9QHC2M+28

GeoNames ID

2649746

Wikidata ID

Q17830719

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