Carn na Buaile

Carn na Buaile is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Carn na Buaile is situated nearby to the lake Lochan na Feinne, as well as near the peak Cnoc Dubh.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Highland, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Comrie”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loch Achonachie and Rogie Falls.

Loch Achonachie

Lake

Loch Achonachie is a freshwater loch in Ross-Shire, Scotland, 1.9 kilometres south-west of Contin. Situated on the River Conon, the loch is a manmade reservoir formed from the construction of the Torr Achilty hydroelectric dam in 1955, as part of the Conon Hydro Scheme. Loch Achonachie is situated 2 miles southeast of Carn na Buaile.

Rogie Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. The falls are about 2 kilometres northwest of the village of Contin, next to the A835 road. Rogie Falls is situated 2½ miles northeast of Carn na Buaile.

Orrin Power Station

Industrial building

Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orrin Power Station is an industrial building, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Carn na Buaile.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Contin and Garve.

Contin

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Contin is a Ross-shire village, and a civil parish and community council area between Strathpeffer and Garve in the Highland council area of Scotland. The parish has a population of 675. Contin is situated 3 miles east of Carn na Buaile.

Garve

Village

Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garve is a village on the Black Water river, in Ross-shire, and is in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is situated 5 miles northwest of Contin, on the A835, the main road to Ullapool on the west coast, close to where the A832 branches off towards Achnasheen. Garve is situated 3½ miles north of Carn na Buaile.

Strathpeffer

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Strathpeffer is a village in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 1040 in 2020. It has sulphurous springs and grew up in the 19th century as a spa resort, served by a branch railway line.

Carn na Buaile

Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.57229° or 57° 34′ 20″ north

Longitude

-4.65785° or 4° 39′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C9QH8CR+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1243474793

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q31101713

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Highlights include Lochan na Feinne and Cnoc Dubh.

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