Castlecraig
Castlecraig is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Castlecraig is situated nearby to the locality North Sutor, as well as near Nigg Links.Places of Interest
Highlights include North Sutor Battery and Nigg Stone.
Nigg Stone
Stone
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nigg Stone is an incomplete Class II Pictish cross-slab, perhaps dating to the end of the 8th century. The stone was originally located at the gateway to the grounds of the parish church of Nigg, Easter Ross, Scotland. Nigg Stone is situated 1½ miles northwest of Castlecraig.
Cromarty Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Michael Shepherd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cromarty Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles southwest of Castlecraig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nigg and Cromarty.
Nigg
Village
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Nigg, is a village and parish in Easter Ross, administered by the Highland Council. It lies on the north shore of the entrance to the Cromarty Firth. The Cromarty Firth has long served as a deep-water harbour. Nigg is situated 1½ miles northwest of Castlecraig.
Cromarty
Town
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Cromarty is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. Situated at the tip of the Black Isle on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, it is 5 miles seaward from Invergordon on the opposite coast. Cromarty is situated 2½ miles southwest of Castlecraig.
Shandwick
Village
Photo: Mike Baldwin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shandwick, a village near Tain in Easter Ross, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland, Scotland. Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick are known collectively as the Seaboard Villages. Shandwick is situated 4½ miles northeast of Castlecraig.
Castlecraig
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.69835° or 57° 41′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.98242° or 3° 58′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C9RM2X9+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 4371033746OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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