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 Rogie Falls and Loch Achonachie.
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.
Loch Achonachie
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.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″ northLongitude
-4.65785° or 4° 39′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C9QH8CR+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1243474793OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31101713
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