Brecknish
Brecknish is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Brecknish is situated nearby to the hamlet Alturlie Point, as well as near Allanfearn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Culloden Academy and Castle Stuart.
Culloden Academy
School
Culloden Academy is a non-denominational secondary school in Culloden, Highland, Scotland. The present enrollment is 1,117 pupils. The catchment area includes Balloch, Croy, Smithton, Cradlehall and Ardersier in the east of Inverness.
Castle Stuart
Hotel
Photo: StaraBlazkova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Stuart is a restored tower house on the banks of the Moray Firth, about 6.5 miles northeast of Inverness. The land the castle was built on was granted to the 1st Earl of Moray by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return to Scotland in 1561. Castle Stuart is situated 2 miles northeast of Brecknish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balloch and Culloden.
Balloch
Suburb
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balloch is a residential village four miles east of the city of Inverness, Scotland. Many children living in the area attend Culloden Academy. Balloch also has a primary school, local shop, a village hall, a bowling club, a village trust and a community council. Balloch is situated 1½ miles southeast of Brecknish.
Culloden
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Culloden is a village 4 miles east of Inverness in The Great Glen and Strathspey region of the Highlands, nowadays a commuter town for the city, with a population of 3830 in 2022.
Smithton
Suburb
Smithton is a residential area on the eastern outskirts of the city of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located about 5 km east of the city centre, to the north-east of Westhill, and to the south-west of Culloden. Smithton is situated 2 miles south of Brecknish.
Brecknish
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.51048° or 57° 30′ 38″ northLongitude
-4.14823° or 4° 8′ 54″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C9QGV62+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 13027424836OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13277579
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