Knockbain
Knockbain is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Knockbain is situated nearby to the hamlet Pitglassie, as well as near Fodderty.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dingwall railway station and Dingwall Museum.
Dingwall railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dingwall railway station serves Dingwall, Scotland. It is located just south of the junction of the Far North Line and the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, and is managed and served by ScotRail.
Dingwall Academy
School
Photo: ADSharpe, Public domain.
Dingwall Academy is the largest secondary school in the Highlands of Scotland, with an enrolment of 1,048 pupils as of August 2018. The academy is situated in the centre of Dingwall and brings in pupils from Conon Bridge, Maryburgh, Muir of Ord, Strathpeffer, Evanton and the surrounding area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dingwall and Fodderty.
Dingwall
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dingwall is a town in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population in 2020 of 5360. Its name derives from the Scandinavian Þingvöllr, a meeting-place, and it was once astride several transport routes.
Fodderty
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fodderty is a small hamlet, close to Dingwall, Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The small hamlet of Bottacks is located 1 mile to the west, and just to the east is Brae or Brea, formed in 1777 from the lands of Davochcarn, Davochmaluag and Davochpollo.
Maryburgh
Village
Photo: Brian MacLennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maryburgh is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland, 2 miles south of Dingwall. It is situated on the northern bank of the River Conon. The village of Conon Bridge is on the other side of the river.
Knockbain
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.59572° or 57° 35′ 45″ northLongitude
-4.45563° or 4° 27′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C9QHGWV+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 3301603461OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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