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
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.55922° or 57° 33′ 33″ northLongitude
-4.59684° or 4° 35′ 49″ westElevation
827 feet (252 metres)Open location code
9C9QHC53+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2713711910OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12607809
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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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