Contullich Castle
Contullich Castle was a castle located a few miles north-west of the town of Alness, on the eastern side of the county of Ross-shire, Scotland. The castle is believed to date back until at least the 11th century.- Type: Dwelling
- Description: castle in Alness, Highland, Scotland, UK, demolished in the 19th century
- Also known as: “Contullich”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alness railway station and Teaninich distillery.
Alness railway station
Railway station
Photo: NemesisAT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alness railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line, serving the town of Alness, on the Cromarty Firth, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Alness railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Contullich Castle.
Teaninich distillery
Distillery
Photo: Derek Spence, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teaninich distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Alness, Scotland. Teaninich distillery is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Contullich Castle.
Alness Academy
School
Alness Academy is a secondary school in Alness, Highland in the north on the Cromarty Firth of Scotland, serving the town of Alness and the villages of Evanton and Ardross. Alness Academy is situated 1½ miles southeast of Contullich Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alness and Evanton.
Alness
Town
Photo: Simon Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alness is a town and civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon three miles to the east, and the village of Evanton four miles to the southwest.
Evanton
Village
Photo: GraemeE17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Evanton is a small village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies between the River Sgitheach and the Allt Graad, is 24 kilometres north of Inverness, some 6.5 kilometres southwest of Alness, and ten kilometres northeast of Dingwall. Evanton is situated 3½ miles southwest of Contullich Castle.
Cullicudden
Locality
Cullicudden is an ancient village located close to the southeast shore of the Cromarty Firth, 2 miles northeast of Dingwall, on the west shore of the Black Isle in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Cullicudden is situated 4 miles south of Contullich Castle.
Contullich Castle
- Categories: castle, destroyed building or structure, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.70411° or 57° 42′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.28756° or 4° 17′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C9QPP36+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 538407044OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwellingWikidata ID
Q5166033
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In Other Languages
“Contullich Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Contullich Castle”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Contullich Water Tank and Coulhill Wood.
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