Grotaig
Grotaig is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Grotaig is situated nearby to the hamlet Balbeg, as well as near Bunloit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch Ness and Foyers Power Station.
Loch Ness
Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loch Ness is a lake or loch which runs for 23 miles along the fault line of the Great Glen in the Scottish Highlands. It's a mile wide, very deep, and dark with peat.
Meall Fuar-mhonaidh
Peak
Photo: Richard Haworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meall Fuar-mhonaidh is a hill on the west side of Loch Ness, in the Highlands of Scotland. At 699 m in height, it is listed as a Graham and a Marilyn. Its rounded shape and prominent position make it a distinctive landmark, visible from along much of Loch Ness. Meall Fuar-mhonaidh is situated 2½ miles southwest of Grotaig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foyers and Inverfarigaig.
Foyers
Village
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foyers is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland, lying on the east shore of Loch Ness. The village is situated on the B852, part of the Military Road built by General George Wade, 10 miles northeast of Fort Augustus. Foyers is situated 2 miles south of Grotaig.
Inverfarigaig
Village
Photo: Tony Ayland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverfarigaig is a hamlet at the mouth of the River Farigaig, on the south-east shore of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Inverfarigaig is situated 2 miles east of Grotaig.
Falls of Foyers
Locality
The Falls of Foyers are two waterfalls on the River Foyers, which feeds Loch Ness, in Highland, Scotland. They are located on the lower portion of the River Foyers, and consist of the upper falls, with a drop of 46 feet and the lower falls, which drop 98 feet. Falls of Foyers is situated 2 miles south of Grotaig.
Grotaig
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.2797° or 57° 16′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.50421° or 4° 30′ 15″ westElevation
633 feet (193 metres)Open location code
9C9Q7FHW+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1796496545OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13283001
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