Loch Ness South Viewpoint
Loch Ness South Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Ness South Viewpoint is situated nearby to Fort Augustus Lighthouse, as well as near the residential building Fort Augustus Abbey.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Augustus Lighthouse and Cherry Island.
Cherry Island
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Ness is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for claimed sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". Cherry Island is situated 3,100 feet north of Loch Ness South Viewpoint.
Fort Augustus Abbey
Residential building
Photo: Colin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Augustus Abbey, properly St Benedict's Abbey, at Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland, was a Benedictine monastery, from late in the nineteenth century to 1998 that also housed a school for boys until 1993. Fort Augustus Abbey is situated 790 feet south of Loch Ness South Viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Augustus and Invermoriston.
Fort Augustus
Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.
Fort Augustus is a village in The Great Glen, the fault line that traverses the Scottish Highlands. It's at the south end of Loch Ness, midway between Fort William and Inverness, and in 2023 had a population of about 650.
Invermoriston
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Invermoriston is a small village 11 kilometres north of Fort Augustus, Highland, Scotland. The village is on the A82 road, at a junction with the A887. Invermoriston is situated 5 miles northeast of Loch Ness South Viewpoint.
Loch Ness South Viewpoint
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.14667° or 57° 8′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.67475° or 4° 40′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C9Q48WG+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5046318427OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include War Memorial Hall (former Drill Hall), Fort Augustus and The Clansman Centre, The Abbey, Fort Augustus.
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