Avoch War Memorial
Avoch War Memorial is a memorial in Highland Council, Scotland. Avoch War Memorial is situated nearby to the cemetery Avoch Old Churchyard, as well as near Avoch Parish Church, Braehead, Avoch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ormond Castle and Fortrose Cathedral.
Ormond Castle
Castle
Photo: Nick Forwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ormond Castle, also known as Avoch Castle, was a powerful stronghold, overlooking the village of Avoch, on the Black Isle, in the former county of Ross and Cromarty, now part of Highland, Scotland. Ormond Castle is situated 1 mile south of Avoch War Memorial.
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 2 miles northeast of Avoch War Memorial.
King George’s Fields
Recreation area
A King George's Field is a public open space in the United Kingdom dedicated to the memory of King George V. In 1936, after the king's death, Sir Percy Vincent, the then–Lord Mayor of London, formed a committee to determine a memorial that was not solely based on the idea of a statue. King George’s Fields is situated 2 miles northeast of Avoch War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avoch and Fortrose and Rosemarkie.
Avoch
Village
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Avoch is a harbour-village located on the south-east coast of the Black Isle, on the Moray Firth.
Fortrose and Rosemarkie
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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.
Fortrose
Town
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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 is situated 2 miles northeast of Avoch War Memorial.
Avoch War Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.567° or 57° 34′ 1″ northLongitude
-4.17719° or 4° 10′ 38″ westInception
1923Open location code
9C9QHR8F+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 294325050OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Avoch Old Churchyard and Avoch Parish Church, Braehead, Avoch.
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