North Sutor Battery
North Sutor Battery is a ruins in Highland Council, Scotland. North Sutor Battery is situated nearby to Castlecraig Quarry, as well as near the peak Hill of Nigg.Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: coastal gun battery in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “North Sutor Battery, batteries and camps” and “North Sutor Gun Emplacements”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cromarty Lighthouse and Nigg Stone.
Cromarty Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Michael Shepherd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cromarty Lighthouse is situated 2 miles west of North Sutor Battery.
Nigg Stone
Stone
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nigg Stone is an incomplete Class II Pictish cross-slab, perhaps dating to the end of the 8th century. The stone was originally located at the gateway to the grounds of the parish church of Nigg, Easter Ross, Scotland. Nigg Stone is situated 2 miles northwest of North Sutor Battery.
Cromarty Harbour
Dock
Photo: Lirazelf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cromarty Harbour is a dock, which is situated 2 miles west of North Sutor Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nigg and Cromarty.
Nigg
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nigg, is a village and parish in Easter Ross, administered by the Highland Council. It lies on the north shore of the entrance to the Cromarty Firth. The Cromarty Firth has long served as a deep-water harbour. Nigg is situated 2 miles northwest of North Sutor Battery.
Cromarty
Town
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cromarty is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. Situated at the tip of the Black Isle on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, it is 5 miles seaward from Invergordon on the opposite coast. Cromarty is situated 2 miles southwest of North Sutor Battery.
Shandwick
Village
Photo: Mike Baldwin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shandwick, a village near Tain in Easter Ross, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland, Scotland. Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick are known collectively as the Seaboard Villages. Shandwick is situated 4½ miles northeast of North Sutor Battery.
North Sutor Battery
- Categories: artillery battery and historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.69458° or 57° 41′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.98283° or 3° 58′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C9RM2V8+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 269846740OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q80847403
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