Carn an Daraich

Carn an Daraich is a hill in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 732 feet. Carn an Daraich is situated nearby to the hamlet Tarvie, as well as near the locality Little Scatwell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rogie Falls and Loch Achonachie.

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. Rogie Falls is situated 2 miles east of Carn an Daraich.

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. Loch Achonachie is situated 2½ miles southeast of Carn an Daraich.

Orrin Power Station

Industrial building

Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orrin Power Station is an industrial building, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Carn an Daraich.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garve and Contin.

Garve

Village

Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garve is a village on the Black Water river, in Ross-shire, and is in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is situated 5 miles northwest of Contin, on the A835, the main road to Ullapool on the west coast, close to where the A832 branches off towards Achnasheen. Garve is situated 2½ miles northwest of Carn an Daraich.

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. Contin is situated 3 miles east of Carn an Daraich.

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.

Carn an Daraich

Type: Hill with an elevation of 732 feet
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.5824° or 57° 34′ 57″ north

Longitude

-4.6507° or 4° 39′ 3″ west

Elevation

732 feet (223 metres)

Open location code

9C9QH8JX+XP

GeoNames ID

12619000

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