Cross Sand
Cross Sand is a shoal in Highland Council, Scotland. Cross Sand is situated nearby to the forest Sydera Wood, as well as near the town Dornoch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tain railway station and Glenmorangie distillery.
Tain railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tain railway station is an unstaffed railway station serving the area of Tain in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 44 miles 23 chains from Inverness, between Fearn and Ardgay. Tain railway station is situated 2½ miles south of Cross Sand.
Glenmorangie distillery
Distillery
Photo: Jack Shainsky, CC BY 2.0.
Glenmorangie distillery is a distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery is owned by The Glenmorangie Company Ltd, whose main product is the range of Glenmorangie single malt whisky. Glenmorangie distillery is situated 1½ miles south of Cross Sand.
Dornoch Firth Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a road bridge over the Dornoch Firth, carrying traffic between Tain and Dornoch. Dornoch Firth Bridge is situated 2 miles west of Cross Sand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tain and Dornoch.
Tain
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tain is a town in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 3570 in 2020. It's on the coast 40 miles north of Inverness on the A9 and the railway line to Thurso.
Dornoch
Town
Dornoch is a town, seaside resort, parish and former royal burgh in the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, near to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east. Dornoch is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cross Sand.
Camore
Hamlet
Camore is a small hamlet, located 0.5 mile directly southeast of Evelix, and 1.5 miles west of Dornoch, in south east Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Camore is situated 2½ miles north of Cross Sand.
Cross Sand
- Type: Shoal
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.84675° or 57° 50′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.06063° or 4° 3′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C9QRWWQ+PPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1207010244OpenStreetMap feature
natural=shoal
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