Knockfarrel
Knockfarrel is a rural settlement, 1 mile east of Strathpeffer, in Dingwall in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cnoc Fearghalaidh” and “Cnoc Fearralaidh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Leod and Highland Museum of Childhood.
Castle Leod
Castle
Photo: Colin Hepburn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Leod is the seat of the Clan Mackenzie. It is a category A listed building, and the grounds are listed in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes of Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
Highland Museum of Childhood
Museum
Strathpeffer railway station was a railway station serving the town of Strathpeffer in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The first station was located some distance from the town, on the Dingwall and Skye Railway line, and was opened in 1870.
The Old Mill, Millnain
Watermill
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Mill, Millnain is a watermill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fodderty and Strathpeffer.
Fodderty
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fodderty is a small hamlet, close to Dingwall, Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The small hamlet of Bottacks is located 1 mile to the west, and just to the east is Brae or Brea, formed in 1777 from the lands of Davochcarn, Davochmaluag and Davochpollo.
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.
Achterneed
Hamlet
Photo: Brian MacLennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achterneed, also spelled Auchterneed, is a village in Highland, Scotland, lies within the environs of Castle Leod, seat of the Earl of Cromartie, 1-mile north of Strathpeffer.
Knockfarrel
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.58758° or 57° 35′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.49933° or 4° 29′ 58″ westElevation
535 feet (163 metres)Open location code
9C9QHGQ2+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 599215622OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
Discover Knockfarrel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Knockfarrel” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Knockfarrel”
- Breton: “Cnoc Fearghalaidh”
- Breton: “Cnoc Fearralaidh”
- Cornish: “Cnoc Fearghalaidh”
- Cornish: “Cnoc Fearralaidh”
- Dutch: “Knockfarrel”
- Irish: “Cnoc Fearghalaidh”
- Irish: “Cnoc Fearghalaigh”
- Irish: “Cnoc Fearralaidh”
- Manx: “Cnoc Fearghalaidh”
- Manx: “Cnoc Fearralaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cnoc Fearghalaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cnoc Fearralaidh”
- Welsh: “Cnoc Fearghalaidh”
- Welsh: “Cnoc Fearralaidh”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knock Farril Vitrified Fort and Knockfarrel.
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