Craigdhu
Craigdhu is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Craigdhu is situated nearby to the hamlet Eskadale, as well as near the locality Oldtown Of Aigas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Aigas and Erchless Castle.
Eilean Aigas
Forest
Photo: Vclaw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eilean Aigas is an island in the River Beauly, Scotland, in Kiltarlity parish in traditional Inverness-shire, now Highland Region. It is most notable for the mansion on it at its north end, which was formerly owned by the Sobieski Stuarts and rented by author and Scottish nationalist Compton Mackenzie from Lord Fraser of Lovat.
Erchless Castle
Guest house
Photo: Craig Wallace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Erchless Castle is an L-plan castle in northern Scotland, near Struy, Highland. The current building was built in about 1600. The castle is located at the northeast end of Strathglass at the point where the Erchless Burn enters the River Beauly, itself newly formed from the confluence of the rivers Glass and Farrar immediately to the south of the castle. Erchless Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Craigdhu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aigas and Struy.
Aigas
Hamlet
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aigas is a small hamlet in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is 5 miles southwest of Beauly and 15 miles west of Inverness, on the north bank of the River Beauly. Crask of Aigas is nearby, to the northeast.
Struy
Village
Photo: Jambamkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Struy is a small village at the end of Glen Strathfarrar, about 15 km south-west of Beauly in the Highland council area of Scotland. Struy is situated 3 miles west of Craigdhu.
Kilmorack
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmorack is a small hamlet in Inverness-shire, in the Highlands of Scotland and now in the Highland Council area. It is situated on the north bank of the River Beauly, three miles west of Beauly and 15 miles west of the city of Inverness. Kilmorack is situated 3½ miles northeast of Craigdhu.
Craigdhu
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.42818° or 57° 25′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.58782° or 4° 35′ 16″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Open location code
9C9QCCH6+7VGeoNames ID
6458676
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