Auchteraw
Auchteraw is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Auchteraw is situated nearby to the locality Newtown, as well as near the hamlet Cullochy Lock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cherry Island and Fort Augustus Lighthouse.
Cherry Island
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Ness is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for claimed sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". Cherry Island is situated 2½ miles northeast of Auchteraw.
Fort Augustus Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Augustus Lighthouse is situated 2 miles east of Auchteraw.
Kilchuimen Academy
School
Kilchuimen Academy is a small secondary school located in Fort Augustus in Scotland. It shares its campus with neighbouring Kilchuimen Primary. The school has approximately 80 students enrolled. Kilchuimen Academy is situated 1½ miles east of Auchteraw.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Augustus and Dalchreichart.
Fort Augustus
Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.
Fort Augustus is a village in The Great Glen, the fault line that traverses the Scottish Highlands. It's at the south end of Loch Ness, midway between Fort William and Inverness, and in 2023 had a population of about 650.
Dalchreichart
Hamlet
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Dalchreichart is a small hamlet in Glen Moriston, Inverness-shire, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies about 15 km west of Invermoriston. Dalchreichart is situated 4½ miles northwest of Auchteraw.
Auchteraw
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.13543° or 57° 8′ 8″ northLongitude
-4.72466° or 4° 43′ 29″ westElevation
226 feet (69 metres)Open location code
9C9Q47PG+54GeoNames ID
13283251
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