Fisher Wood

Fisher Wood is a forest in Highland Council, Scotland. Fisher Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Balavil, as well as near the locality Conon Brae.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Conon Bridge and Dunglass Island.

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.

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.

Brahan Castle

Ruins

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Brahan Castle was situated 3.5 miles south-west of Dingwall, in Easter Ross, Highland Scotland. The castle belonged to the Earls of Seaforth, chiefs of the Clan Mackenzie, who dominated the area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dingwall and Strathpeffer.

Dingwall

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dingwall is a town in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population in 2020 of 5360. Its name derives from the Scandinavian Þingvöllr, a meeting-place, and it was once astride several transport routes.

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.

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.

Fisher Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.5564° or 57° 33′ 23″ north

Longitude

-4.4425° or 4° 26′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C9QHH44+HX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1566588753

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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