Number 1 Beacon
Number 1 Beacon is a beacon in Highland Council, Scotland. Number 1 Beacon is situated nearby to the town Cromarty, as well as near the village Nigg.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cromarty Lighthouse and Cromarty Harbour.
Cromarty Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Michael Shepherd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cromarty Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southeast of Number 1 Beacon.
Cromarty Harbour
Dock
Photo: Lirazelf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cromarty Harbour is a dock, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Number 1 Beacon.
Nigg Stone
Stone
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nigg Stone is an incomplete Class II Pictish cross-slab, perhaps dating to the end of the 8th century. The stone was originally located at the gateway to the grounds of the parish church of Nigg, Easter Ross, Scotland. Nigg Stone is situated 2½ miles northeast of Number 1 Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cromarty and Nigg.
Cromarty
Town
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cromarty is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. Situated at the tip of the Black Isle on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, it is 5 miles seaward from Invergordon on the opposite coast.
Nigg
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nigg, is a village and parish in Easter Ross, administered by the Highland Council. It lies on the north shore of the entrance to the Cromarty Firth. The Cromarty Firth has long served as a deep-water harbour. Nigg is situated 2½ miles northeast of Number 1 Beacon.
Barbaraville
Village
Photo: William Grierson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barbaraville is a small settlement on the north shore of Nigg Bay in the Cromarty Firth in the Highland council area of Scotland, and hisotrically split between Ross-shire and a portion of Cromartyshire. Barbaraville is situated 2½ miles northwest of Number 1 Beacon.
Number 1 Beacon
- Type: Beacon
- Category: transportation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.69557° or 57° 41′ 44″ northLongitude
-4.05579° or 4° 3′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C9QMWWV+6MGeoNames ID
12110707
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