Evanton

Evanton is a small village in Easter Ross, in the council area of Scotland. It lies between the River Sgitheach and the Allt Graad, is 24 kilometres north of , some 6.5 kilometres southwest of , and ten kilometres northeast of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Castlecraig and Foulis Castle.

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, also known as Craig Castle and Castle Craig, is a 16th-century fortification located on the north shore of the in northern . is situated 2 miles southeast of Evanton.

Building
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is situated two miles south-west of Evanton in the parish of Kiltearn, , . It is a white washed mansion that incorporates an old tower house with gun loops. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Evanton.

Monument
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The is a monument built in 1782 on Fyrish Hill, in Fyrish in Evanton, near , Easter Ross, Scotland, on the orders of Sir Hector Munro, 8th of Novar, a native landowner who had served in as a general. is situated 2 miles north of Evanton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullicudden and Alness.

Locality
is an ancient village located close to the southeast shore of the , 2 miles northeast of , on the west shore of the in Ross-shire, and is in the council area of Highland. is situated 3 miles east of Evanton.

Town
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is a town and civil parish in , . It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the , with the town of three miles to the east, and the village of Evanton four miles to the southwest. is situated 4 miles northeast of Evanton.

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is a town in in the , with a population in 2020 of 5360. Its name derives from the Scandinavian Þingvöllr, a meeting-place, and it was once astride several transport routes.

Evanton

Latitude
57.66331° or 57° 39′ 48″ north
Longitude
-4.33747° or 4° 20′ 15″ west
Population
1,390
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB EVT
Open location code
9C9QMM77+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 659994505
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2649851
Wiki­data ID
Q1010142
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Evanton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Evanton”
  • Bulgarian: “Евантон”
  • Cebuano: “Evanton”
  • Dutch: “Evanton”
  • French: “Evanton”
  • German: “Baile Eòghainn”
  • German: “Evanton”
  • Irish: “Baile Eóghainn”
  • Irish: “Baile Eòghainn”
  • Italian: “Evanton”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Evanton”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Evanton”
  • Norwegian: “Evanton”
  • Russian: “Эвантон”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Eòghainn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Evanton”
  • Spanish: “Evanton”
  • Swedish: “Evanton”
  • Urdu: “ایونٹن”
  • Welsh: “Evanton”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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