Meikle Phoineas

Meikle Phoineas is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Meikle Phoineas is situated nearby to the hamlet Balchraggan, as well as near Cabrich.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beauly railway station and Beaufort Castle.

Beauly railway station

Railway station

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Beauly railway station is a railway station in the village of Beauly, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Located on the Far North Line, it is 10 miles 12 chains down the line from Inverness, and is the first intermediate station on the line, before reaching Muir of Ord.

Beaufort Castle

Castle

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Beaufort Castle or Castle Dounie is a baronial style mansion built in 1880 and incorporating older building work. It is situated on the right bank of the River Beauly near the town of Beauly in Inverness-shire and is 1 mile north of Kiltarlity and 13 mi west of Inverness. Beaufort Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Meikle Phoineas.

Moniack Castle

Castle

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Moniack Castle is a 16th-century tower house located 7 miles west of Inverness, and just south of Beauly in Highland, Scotland. The castle was built in 1580 by members of the Clan Fraser. The castle is protected as a category B listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belladrum and Beauly.

Belladrum

Hamlet

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Belladrum is a small settlement in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 0.9 miles east of the village of Kiltarlity, and 9 miles of Inverness.

Beauly

Town

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Beauly is a village in Scotland's Highland area, on the River Beauly, 12 miles west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. The town is historically within Kilmorack Parish of the County of Inverness.

Kirkhill

Village

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Kirkhill is a small village and civil parish in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is 10 miles west of Inverness and 2 miles southeast of Beauly, close to the south opening of the Beauly Firth. big up callum craig and carlin vantonder The village of Kirkhill encompasses the historic parish of Wardlaw to its north, the two areas merging in 1618. Kirkhill is situated 2 miles northeast of Meikle Phoineas.

Meikle Phoineas

Type: Locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.46338° or 57° 27′ 48″ north

Longitude

-4.45277° or 4° 27′ 10″ west

Elevation

141 feet (43 metres)

Open location code

9C9QFG7W+9V

GeoNames ID

13284169

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