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Chanonry Point

Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the between and on the , Scotland.
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  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: peninsula in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Chanonry”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chanonry Lighthouse and Fort George.

Lighthouse
Photo: Vcarceler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the between and on the , Scotland.

Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large 18th-century fortress near , to the north-east of in the council area of . It was built to control the in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing a in Inverness constructed after the 1715 Jacobite rising to control the area. is situated 1 mile northeast of Chanonry Point.

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 , but by the 13th century the canons had relocated a short distance to the south-west, to the site known as or Chanonry. is situated 1½ miles west of Chanonry Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosemarkie and Fortrose.

Village
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is a village on the south coast of the peninsula in Ross-shire, northern .

Town
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is a town and former royal burgh on the in the council area of Scotland, about six miles northeast of . The town is known for its ruined 13th-century , and as the home of the Brahan Seer. , a nearby headland projecting into the , is a popular location for dolphin spotting. is situated 1½ miles west of Chanonry Point.

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are two small towns a mile apart on the Black Isle in in the . In 2020 Fortrose had a population of 1680 and Rosemarkie had 640.

Chanonry Point

Latitude
57.57414° or 57° 34′ 27″ north
Longitude
-4.09179° or 4° 5′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C9QHWF5+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 429637701
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q5072570
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Chanonry Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Chanonry Point”
  • Dutch: “Chanonry Point”
  • Japanese: “チャノンリー・ポイント”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Chanonry Point”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Rubha na Cananaich”
  • Spanish: “Chanonry Point”
  • Swedish: “Chanonry Point”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chanonry Lighthouse and Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chanonry Point”. Photo: Shirehorse, CC BY-SA 3.0.