Rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of Viewhill
Rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of Viewhill is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of Viewhill is situated nearby to the village Ardersier, as well as near the aerodrome Inverness Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of Viewhill” and “Viewhill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inverness Airport and Fort George.
Inverness Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inverness Airport is an international airport situated at Dalcross, Scotland, 7 NM north-east of Inverness. It is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Inverness Airport is situated 1½ miles southwest of Rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of Viewhill.
Fort George
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was built to control the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing a Fort George in Inverness constructed after the 1715 Jacobite rising to control the area. Fort George is situated 2 miles northwest of Rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of Viewhill.
Chanonry Point
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Shirehorse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie on the Black Isle, Scotland. Chanonry Point is situated 2½ miles west of Rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of Viewhill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardersier and Tornagrain.
Ardersier
Village
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardersier is a small former fishing village in the Scottish Highlands on the Moray Firth near Fort George, between Inverness and Nairn. Its name may be an anglicisation of the Gaelic "Àird nan Saor", or "Headland of the joiners", one local legend being that…
Tornagrain
Village
Photo: Richard Birchall, CC BY 2.0.
Tornagrain is a hamlet and planned village in the Scottish Highlands, situated around 7 miles northeast of Inverness. It falls within the Highland council area for local government purposes. Tornagrain is situated 2½ miles south of Rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of Viewhill.
Clephanton
Hamlet
Clephanton is a small hamlet 2 miles south-east from Ardersier and 7 miles south-west of Nairn in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Clephanton is situated 3 miles southeast of Rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of Viewhill.
Rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of Viewhill
- Categories: architectural structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.56428° or 57° 33′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.02903° or 4° 1′ 45″ westElevation
407 feet (124 metres)Open location code
9C9QHX7C+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1234092194OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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