Achilty
Achilty is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Achilty is situated nearby to the waterfall Rogie Falls, as well as near the village Contin.Places of Interest Nearby
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.
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 1½ miles south of Achilty.Orrin Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orrin Power Station is an industrial building, which is situated 1½ miles south of Achilty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Contin and Strathpeffer.
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.
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.
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. Marybank is situated 3 miles southeast of Achilty.
Achilty
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Achilty Henge”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.57535° or 57° 34′ 31″ northLongitude
-4.60849° or 4° 36′ 31″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9C9QH9GR+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1469638688OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
13277347
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