Craig Phadrig
Craig Phadrig is a forested hill on the western edge of Inverness, Scotland. A hill fort on the summit is generally supposed to have been the base of the Pictish king Bridei mac Maelchon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: david johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 564 feet
- Description: archaeological site in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Craig Phadra”, “Craig Phadraig”, “Craig Phaidraig”, “Craig Phaidrick”, “Craig Pharuig”, “Craig Phatric”, “Craig Phatrick”, “Creck Faterick”, and “Creek Fateric”
Places of Interest
Highlights include New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital and Charleston Academy.
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital
Hospital
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital is a hospital situated in Leachkin, on the western outskirts of Inverness, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.
Charleston Academy
School
Photo: Torvean3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charleston Academy is a secondary school established in 1978, in the Kinmylies area of Inverness, Scotland. The present roll is 724 pupils. The catchment area includes Kinmylies, Muirtown, Leachkin and Clachnaharry in the west of Inverness, as well as the rural communities of Beauly, Kirkhill, Kiltarlity, Struy, Abriachan and Dochgarroch.
St Michael & All Angels, Inverness
Church
Photo: Len Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael & All Angels is a church of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the city of Inverness in Scotland on the west bank of the River Ness. It is in the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balnafettack and Leachkin.
Balnafettack
Suburb
Balnafettack is an area in the north west of Inverness located in the Scottish Highlands. It is named after the farm upon which the present residential housing is built.
Leachkin
Suburb
Leachkin is a suburb on the western outskirts of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 3 km west of the city centre, on the hill sloping towards Craig Dunain and Craig Phadrig. New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital is in Leachkin, it replaced Craig Dunain Hospital and Craig Phadrig Hospital which were nearby.
Kinmylies
Suburb
Kinmylies is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The area sits between the side of the hill Craig Phadrig; and the Caledonian Canal.
Craig Phadrig
- Categories: archaeological site, contour fort, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.4773° or 57° 28′ 38″ northLongitude
-4.26971° or 4° 16′ 11″ westElevation
564 feet (172 metres)Open location code
9C9QFPGJ+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1950001631OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Scots—“Craig Phadrig” goes by many names.
- French: “Craig Phadrig”
- Irish: “Lárach an Taigh Mhóir”
- Scots: “Craig Phadrig”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Craig Phadrig Hillfort and Craigphadrig Forest.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Craig Phadrig”. Photo: david johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.