Upper Knockmuir
Upper Knockmuir is a farm in Highland Council, Scotland. Upper Knockmuir is situated nearby to the coniferous forest Deer Park, as well as near the peak Ord Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fortrose Cathedral and Ormond Castle.
Fortrose Cathedral
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fortrose Cathedral was the episcopal seat of the medieval Scottish diocese of Ross in the Highland region of Scotland near the city of Inverness. It is probable that the original site of the diocese was at Rosemarkie, but by the 13th century the canons had relocated a short distance to the south-west, to the site known as Fortrose or Chanonry. Fortrose Cathedral is situated 2 miles east of Upper Knockmuir.
Ormond Castle
Castle
Photo: Nick Forwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ormond Castle, also known as Avoch Castle, was a powerful stronghold, overlooking the village of Avoch, on the Black Isle, in the former county of Ross and Cromarty, now part of Highland, Scotland. Ormond Castle is situated 2 miles south of Upper Knockmuir.
King George’s Fields
Recreation area
A King George's Field is a public open space in the United Kingdom dedicated to the memory of King George V. In 1936, after the king's death, Sir Percy Vincent, the then–Lord Mayor of London, formed a committee to determine a memorial that was not solely based on the idea of a statue. King George’s Fields is situated 2 miles east of Upper Knockmuir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avoch and Killen.
Avoch
Village
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Avoch is a harbour-village located on the south-east coast of the Black Isle, on the Moray Firth.
Killen
Village
Killen is a small remote rural hamlet, located 3 miles west of Fortrose, on the Black Isle, Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Killen is situated 1½ miles northwest of Upper Knockmuir.
Fortrose and Rosemarkie
Photo: nathanandrewbaker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fortrose and Rosemarkie are two small towns a mile apart on the Black Isle in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands. In 2020 Fortrose had a population of 1680 and Rosemarkie had 640.
Upper Knockmuir
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.58044° or 57° 34′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.17933° or 4° 10′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C9QHRJC+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 302563751OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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