Boleskine
Boleskine is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Boleskine is situated nearby to the village Inverfarigaig, as well as near the hamlet Grotaig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
Building
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
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′ northLongitude
-4.46667° or 4° 28′ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9C9Q7GMM+88GeoNames ID
2655248
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