Ardvannie, dun site
Ardvannie, dun site is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Ardvannie, dun site is situated nearby to the forest Dounie Wood, as well as near the peak Struie Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clach Biorach and Balblair distillery.
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 2 miles southeast of Ardvannie, dun site.
Balblair distillery
Distillery
Photo: Dpesek, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
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 2 miles southeast of Ardvannie, dun site.
Church of Scotland Parish Church, Edderton
Church
Photo: Alpin Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Scotland Parish Church, Edderton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ardvannie, dun site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spinningdale and Edderton.
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.
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 2½ miles southeast of Ardvannie, dun site.
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 2½ miles southeast of Ardvannie, dun site.
Ardvannie, dun site
- 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
57.85912° or 57° 51′ 33″ northLongitude
-4.21792° or 4° 13′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C9QVQ5J+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 12896369335OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Dounie Wood and Struie Hill Vista.
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