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Avoch

Avoch is a harbour-village located on the south-east coast of the , on the . Avoch has about 1,000 residents.
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Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ormond Castle and Fortrose Cathedral.

Castle
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, also known as Avoch Castle, was a powerful stronghold, overlooking the village of Avoch, on the , in the former county of , now part of , .

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was the episcopal seat of the medieval Scottish diocese of Ross in the Highland region of Scotland near the city of Inverness. It is probable that the original site of the diocese was at , but by the 13th century the canons had relocated a short distance to the south-west, to the site known as or Chanonry. is situated 2 miles northeast of Avoch.

Recreation area
A King George's Field is a public open space in the United Kingdom dedicated to the memory of King George V. In 1936, after the king's death, Sir Percy Vincent, the then–Lord Mayor of London, formed a committee to determine a memorial that was not solely based on the idea of a statue. is situated 2 miles northeast of Avoch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fortrose and Rosemarkie and Fortrose.

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are two small towns a mile apart on the Black Isle in in the . In 2020 Fortrose had a population of 1680 and Rosemarkie had 640.

Town
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is a town and former royal burgh on the in the council area of Scotland, about six miles northeast of . The town is known for its ruined 13th-century , and as the home of the Brahan Seer. , a nearby headland projecting into the , is a popular location for dolphin spotting. is situated 2 miles northeast of Avoch.

Village
is a small remote rural hamlet, located 2 miles northwest of Avoch and , in the , Ross-shire, and is in the council area of Highland. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Avoch.

Avoch

Latitude
57.5669° or 57° 34′ 1″ north
Longitude
-4.17094° or 4° 10′ 15″ west
Population
1,000
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB AVC
Open location code
9C9QHR8H+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26575640
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2656750
Wiki­data ID
Q1011342
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Avoch” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Avoch”
  • Bulgarian: “Авоч”
  • Cebuano: “Avoch”
  • Dutch: “Avoch”
  • French: “Avoch”
  • German: “Avoch”
  • Irish: “Abhach”
  • Italian: “Avoch”
  • Japanese: “アヴォッホ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Avoch”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Avoch”
  • Norwegian: “Avoch”
  • Scots: “Auch, Scotland”
  • Scots: “Auch”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhach”
  • Spanish: “Avoch”
  • Swedish: “Avoch”
  • Welsh: “Avoch”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Avoch Post Office and Avoch Congregational Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Avoch”. Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.