Hill of Nigg

Hill of Nigg is a peak in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 673 feet. Hill of Nigg is situated nearby to the hamlet Castlecraig, as well as near the locality North Sutor.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nigg Stone and North Sutor Battery.

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.

North Sutor Battery

Ruins

Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

North Sutor Battery is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nigg and Cromarty.

Nigg

Village

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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.

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.

Shandwick

Village

Photo: Mike Baldwin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shandwick, a village near Tain in Easter Ross, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland, Scotland. Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick are known collectively as the Seaboard Villages.

Hill of Nigg

Type: Peak with an elevation of 673 feet
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.70933° or 57° 42′ 34″ north

Longitude

-3.97963° or 3° 58′ 47″ west

Elevation

673 feet (205 metres)

Open location code

9C9RP25C+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2715412808

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12607837

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castlecraig Quarry and Nigg Old Parish Church.

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