Knock Farril Vitrified Fort
Knock Farril Vitrified Fort is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Knock Farril Vitrified Fort is situated nearby to the peak Knockfarrel, as well as near the watermill The Old Mill, Millnain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Old Mill, Millnain and Highland Museum of Childhood.
The Old Mill, Millnain
Watermill
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Mill, Millnain is a watermill, which is situated 2,500 feet north of Knock Farril Vitrified Fort.
Highland Museum of Childhood
Museum
Strathpeffer railway station was a railway station serving the town of Strathpeffer in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The first station was located some distance from the town, on the Dingwall and Skye Railway line, and was opened in 1870. Highland Museum of Childhood is situated 1¼ miles west of Knock Farril Vitrified Fort.
Strathpeffer railway station
Building
Strathpeffer railway station was a railway station serving the town of Strathpeffer in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The first station was located some distance from the town, on the Dingwall and Skye Railway line, and was opened in 1870. Strathpeffer railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Knock Farril Vitrified Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knockfarrel and Fodderty.
Knockfarrel
Hamlet
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockfarrel is a rural settlement, 1 mile east of Strathpeffer, in Dingwall in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Fodderty
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fodderty is a small hamlet, close to Dingwall, Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The small hamlet of Bottacks is located 1 mile to the west, and just to the east is Brae or Brea, formed in 1777 from the lands of Davochcarn, Davochmaluag and Davochpollo.
Achterneed
Hamlet
Photo: Brian MacLennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achterneed, also spelled Auchterneed, is a village in Highland, Scotland, lies within the environs of Castle Leod, seat of the Earl of Cromartie, 1-mile north of Strathpeffer.
Knock Farril Vitrified Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.5918° or 57° 35′ 31″ northLongitude
-4.50285° or 4° 30′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C9QHFRW+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1065548740OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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