Chanonry Lighthouse
Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie on the Black Isle, Scotland.Photo: Vcarceler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Carolyn Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Chanonry Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chanonry Point and Fort George.
Chanonry Point
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Shirehorse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie on the Black Isle, Scotland.
Fort George
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was built to control the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing a Fort George in Inverness constructed after the 1715 Jacobite rising to control the area. Fort George is situated 1 mile northeast of Chanonry Lighthouse.
Fortrose Cathedral
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fortrose Cathedral was the episcopal seat of the medieval Scottish diocese of Ross in the Highland region of Scotland near the city of Inverness. It is probable that the original site of the diocese was at Rosemarkie, but by the 13th century the canons had relocated a short distance to the south-west, to the site known as Fortrose or Chanonry. Fortrose Cathedral is situated 1½ miles west of Chanonry Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosemarkie and Fortrose.
Rosemarkie
Village
Photo: Ulrich Hartmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosemarkie is a village on the south coast of the Black Isle peninsula in Ross-shire, northern Scotland.
Fortrose
Town
Photo: nathanandrewbaker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fortrose is a town and former royal burgh on the Black Isle in the Highland council area of Scotland, about six miles northeast of Inverness. The town is known for its ruined 13th-century cathedral, and as the home of the Brahan Seer. Chanonry Point, a nearby headland projecting into the Moray Firth, is a popular location for dolphin spotting.
Fortrose and Rosemarkie
Photo: nathanandrewbaker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fortrose and Rosemarkie are two small towns a mile apart on the Black Isle in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands. In 2020 Fortrose had a population of 1680 and Rosemarkie had 640.
Chanonry Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.57403° or 57° 34′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.09276° or 4° 5′ 34″ westHeight
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C9QHWF4+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 286746302OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q17572211
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Chanonry Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Maják Chanonry”
- Dutch: “Chanonry Point vuurtoren”
- French: “phare de Chanonry”
- French: “Phare de Chanonry”
- German: “Chanonry Lighthouse”
- Spanish: “faro de Chanonry”
- Spanish: “Faro de Chanonry”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chanonry Lighthouse and Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club.
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