High Wood
High Wood is a coniferous forest in Highland Council, Scotland. High Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Newton, as well as near Tornagrain.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Stuart and Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre.
Castle Stuart
Hotel
Photo: StaraBlazkova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Stuart is a restored tower house on the banks of the Moray Firth, about 6.5 miles northeast of Inverness. The land the castle was built on was granted to the 1st Earl of Moray by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return to Scotland in 1561.
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
Museum
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre is a museum.
Inverness Airport
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverness Airport railway station was opened on 2 February 2023. It is close to the site of the former Dalcross railway station, and is served by ScotRail services between Inverness and Aberdeen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culloden and Balloch.
Culloden
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Culloden is a village 4 miles east of Inverness in The Great Glen and Strathspey region of the Highlands, nowadays a commuter town for the city, with a population of 3830 in 2022.
Balloch
Suburb
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balloch is a residential village four miles east of the city of Inverness, Scotland. Many children living in the area attend Culloden Academy. Balloch also has a primary school, local shop, a village hall, a bowling club, a village trust and a community council.
Westhill
Suburb
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westhill is a commuter village on the eastern outskirts of the city of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 3 miles from the city centre, between Cradlehall and Culloden, to the south of the Moray Firth.
High Wood
- Type: Coniferous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.5057° or 57° 30′ 20″ northLongitude
-4.0772° or 4° 4′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C9QGW4F+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 26173042OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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