Contin Burial Ground

Contin Burial Ground is a cemetery in Highland Council, Scotland. Contin Burial Ground is situated near Contin Church, as well as near West Lodge, Coul House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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.

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 2 miles northwest of Contin Burial Ground.

Fairburn Tower

Castle

Photo: valenta, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fairburn Tower is a recently restored Scottish castle near Inverness and Muir of Ord in the parish of Urray. The tower house on a hill above the River Orrin is believed to have been built in 1545 for Murdo Mackenzie. Fairburn Tower is situated 2½ miles south of Contin Burial Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Contin and Marybank.

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.

Marybank

Village

Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marybank is a small village in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Muir of Ord lies 3 miles south east of Marybank, along the A832 road. Marybank is situated 2 miles southeast of Contin Burial Ground.

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.

Contin Burial Ground

Type: Cemetery
Category: burial
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.5659° or 57° 33′ 57″ north

Longitude

-4.58158° or 4° 34′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C9QHC89+99

OpenStreetMap ID

way 284328150

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=grave_yard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Contin Church and West Lodge, Coul House.

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