River Evelix
The River Evelix is a river in Sutherland, Scotland. It draws water from some 30 square miles of rugged moorland and farmland. To its south is the Kyle of Sutherland and to its west the River Shin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Highland, Scotland, UK, flows into Dornoch Firth
- Also known as: “Evelix” and “Evelix Water”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dornoch Firth Bridge and Skibo Castle.
Dornoch Firth Bridge
Bridge
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The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a road bridge over the Dornoch Firth, carrying traffic between Tain and Dornoch.
Skibo Castle
Castle
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Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although largely of the 19th century and early 20th century, when it was the home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, its origins go back much earlier. Skibo Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of River Evelix.
Glenmorangie distillery
Distillery
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Glenmorangie distillery is a distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery is owned by The Glenmorangie Company Ltd, whose main product is the range of Glenmorangie single malt whisky. Glenmorangie distillery is situated 2 miles southeast of River Evelix.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evelix and Camore.
Evelix
Village
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Evelix or Evelick is a village near Dornoch in south east Sutherland, Scotland. The River Evelix runs through it. Evelix is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Evelix is situated 3 miles north of River Evelix.
Camore
Hamlet
Camore is a small hamlet, located 0.5 mile directly southeast of Evelix, and 1.5 miles west of Dornoch, in south east Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Camore is situated 3 miles northeast of River Evelix.
Edderton
Village
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Edderton is a village near Tain, lying on the shores of the Dornoch Firth, Easter Ross and is in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has approximately 388 inhabitants. Edderton is situated 3 miles southwest of River Evelix.
River Evelix
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Evelix” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Evelix”
- Irish: “Abhainn Èibhleag”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Èibhleag”
- Swedish: “River Evelix”
- Welsh: “Afon Evelix”
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About Mapcarta. 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 “River Evelix”. Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.