Boleskine

Boleskine is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Boleskine is situated nearby to the village Inverfarigaig, as well as near the hamlet Grotaig.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch Ness and Foyers Power Station.

Loch Ness

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loch Ness is a lake or loch which runs for 23 miles along the fault line of the Great Glen in the Scottish Highlands. It's a mile wide, very deep, and dark with peat.

Foyers Power Station

Power station

Photo: Paul Hookway, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Foyers Power Station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Boleskine.

Boleskine House is a manor on the south-east side of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is notable for having been the home of author and occultist Aleister Crowley, and Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer Jimmy Page.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inverfarigaig and Foyers.

Inverfarigaig

Village

Photo: Tony Ayland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inverfarigaig is a hamlet at the mouth of the River Farigaig, on the south-east shore of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Foyers

Village

Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Foyers is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland, lying on the east shore of Loch Ness. The village is situated on the B852, part of the Military Road built by General George Wade, 10 miles northeast of Fort Augustus. Foyers is situated 2½ miles southwest of Boleskine.

Falls of Foyers

Locality

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The Falls of Foyers are two waterfalls on the River Foyers, which feeds Loch Ness, in Highland, Scotland. They are located on the lower portion of the River Foyers, and consist of the upper falls, with a drop of 46 feet and the lower falls, which drop 98 feet. Falls of Foyers is situated 2½ miles south of Boleskine.

Boleskine

Type: Locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.28333° or 57° 17′ north

Longitude

-4.46667° or 4° 28′ west

Elevation

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

9C9Q7GMM+88

GeoNames ID

2655248

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