Leachonich, Broch
Leachonich, Broch is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Leachonich, Broch is situated nearby to the forest Garbad Wood, as well as near the peak Struie Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clach Biorach and Church of Scotland Parish Church, Edderton.
Clach Biorach
Archaeological site
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clach Chairidh, alternatively named Clach Biorach, is a Class I Pictish stone located in a field near the village of Edderton in Easter Ross. Clach Biorach is situated 1½ miles east of Leachonich, Broch.
Church of Scotland Parish Church, Edderton
Church
Photo: Alpin Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Scotland Parish Church, Edderton is situated 2 miles east of Leachonich, Broch.
Balblair distillery
Distillery
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Balblair distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky located in Edderton, Ross-shire, Scotland. Founded in 1790, the distillery was rebuilt in 1895 by the designer Charles C Doig to be closer to the Edderton Railway Station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway line. Balblair distillery is situated 1½ miles east of Leachonich, Broch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balleigh and Edderton.
Balleigh
Locality
Balleigh is a small village, 0.5 miles southeast of Edderton and 7 miles west of Tain, in eastern Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Balleigh is situated 1½ miles southeast of Leachonich, Broch.
Edderton
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edderton is a village near Tain, lying on the shores of the Dornoch Firth, Easter Ross and is in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has approximately 388 inhabitants. Edderton is situated 2 miles east of Leachonich, Broch.
Spinningdale
Village
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spinningdale is a hamlet, in the Parish of Creich, on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth in eastern Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies 5 miles northeast of Bonar Bridge and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Spinningdale is situated 2½ miles north of Leachonich, Broch.
Leachonich, Broch
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.83918° or 57° 50′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.22304° or 4° 13′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C9QRQQG+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 12834049225OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Garbad Wood and Struie Hill.
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