Cawdor
Cawdor is a village and parish in the Highland council area, Scotland. The village is 5 miles south-southwest of Nairn and 12 miles east of Inverness. The village is in the Historic County of Nairnshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cawdor Castle and Kilravock Castle.
Cawdor Castle
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Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. It is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries.
Kilravock Castle
Castle
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Kilravock Castle is located near the village of Croy, between Inverness and Nairn, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It was begun around 1460 and has been the seat of the Clan Rose since that time. Kilravock Castle is situated 2 miles west of Cawdor.
Cawdor
Archaeological site
Cawdor, located near the small village of Easter Galcantray, was suspected of being one of the northernmost Roman forts in Great Britain, although no evidence of Roman occupation has been found to date. Cawdor is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cawdor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culcharry and Clephanton.
Culcharry
Village
Culcharry is a small residential settlement, close to the village of Cawdor and the hamlet of Brackla, lying 4 miles southwest of Nairn, in Nairnshire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Clephanton
Hamlet
Clephanton is a small hamlet 2 miles south-east from Ardersier and 7 miles south-west of Nairn in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Clephanton is situated 2 miles west of Cawdor.
Tornagrain
Village
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Tornagrain is a hamlet and planned village in the Scottish Highlands, situated around 7 miles northeast of Inverness. It falls within the Highland council area for local government purposes. Tornagrain is situated 4 miles west of Cawdor.
Cawdor
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.52515° or 57° 31′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.93008° or 3° 55′ 48″ westElevation
184 feet (56 metres)Open location code
9C9RG3G9+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 402363188OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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