Davids Fort

Davids Fort is a ruins in Highland Council, Scotland. Davids Fort is situated nearby to the forest Balavil Wood, as well as near Lodge Clump.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunglass Island and Conon Bridge.

Dunglass Island

Islet

Dunglass Island is an uninhabited island in the River Conon south-west of the village of Conon Bridge in the Highlands of Scotland. At approximately 40 hectares in extent, it is one of Scotland's largest freshwater islands.

Conon Bridge

Railway station

Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Conon Bridge railway station serves the villages of Conon Bridge and Maryburgh in the Scottish Highlands. Initially known as Conon, it originally closed in 1960 and reopened on 8 February 2013. Conon Bridge is situated 1 mile north of Davids Fort.

Muir of Ord railway station

Railway station

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Muir of Ord railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line and the Far North Line, serving the village of Muir of Ord in the Highland council area of Scotland. Muir of Ord railway station is situated 2 miles south of Davids Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Conon Bridge and Maryburgh.

Conon Bridge

Village

Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Conon Bridge is a village in the Highland region of Scotland. The current Gaelic name is likely a neologism: the bridge was not built until the early 19th century and some early gravestones show the name sgudal or scuddle.

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. Maryburgh is situated 2 miles north of Davids Fort.

Muir of Ord

Town

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Muir of Ord is a village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated near the western end of the Black Isle, about 9 miles west of the city of Inverness and 5+1⁄2 miles south of Dingwall. Muir of Ord is situated 2 miles south of Davids Fort.

Davids Fort

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.54602° or 57° 32′ 46″ north

Longitude

-4.44197° or 4° 26′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C9QGHW5+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 104369764

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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