Torr Achilty

Torr Achilty is a peak in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 827 feet. Torr Achilty is situated nearby to the village Contin, as well as near the hamlet Fairburn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch Achonachie and Orrin Power Station.

Loch Achonachie

Lake

Loch Achonachie is a freshwater loch in Ross-Shire, Scotland, 1.9 kilometres south-west of Contin. Situated on the River Conon, the loch is a manmade reservoir formed from the construction of the Torr Achilty hydroelectric dam in 1955, as part of the Conon Hydro Scheme.

Orrin Power Station

Industrial building

Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orrin Power Station is an industrial building.

Rogie Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. The falls are about 2 kilometres northwest of the village of Contin, next to the A835 road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Contin and Marybank.

Contin

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Contin is a Ross-shire village, and a civil parish and community council area between Strathpeffer and Garve in the Highland council area of Scotland. The parish has a population of 675.

Marybank

Village

Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marybank is a small village in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Muir of Ord lies 3 miles south east of Marybank, along the A832 road.

Strathpeffer

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Strathpeffer is a village in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 1040 in 2020. It has sulphurous springs and grew up in the 19th century as a spa resort, served by a branch railway line.

Torr Achilty

Type: Peak with an elevation of 827 feet
Also known as: “Tòrr Achilty”
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.55922° or 57° 33′ 33″ north

Longitude

-4.59684° or 4° 35′ 49″ west

Elevation

827 feet (252 metres)

Open location code

9C9QHC53+M7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2713711910

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12607809

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Satellite Map

Discover Torr Achilty from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fairburn and Kinnahaird.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Torr Achilty Power Station and Dam and Torrachilty Wood.

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