Urquhart Bay Wood

Places of Interest

Loch Ness

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loch Ness is a lake or loch which runs for 23 miles along the fault line of the Great Glen in the Scottish Highlands. It's a mile wide, very deep, and dark with peat.

Urquhart Castle

Castle

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Urquhart Castle is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. The castle is on the A82 road, 21 kilometres southwest of Inverness and two kilometres east of Drumnadrochit.

Glen Urquhart High School

School

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Glen Urquhart High School is a six-year comprehensive secondary school situated in Drumnadrochit. The school's primary catchment area ranges from Abriachan in the north to Invermoriston in the south, and as far west as Cannich and Tomich.

Places in the Area

Drumnadrochit

Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.

Drumnadrochit is a village in the Great Glen, the fault line that traverses the Scottish Highlands. With a population of 1130 in 2020, it stands on the west shore of Loch Ness at the outlet of the River Enrick.

Milton

Village

Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milton is a village in Glenurquhart, to the west of the village of Drumnadrochit, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies on the north side of the River Enrick, next to the A831 road.

Lewiston

Village

Photo: Richard Haworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lewiston is a small linear village, situated less than 1 mile southeast of Drumnadrochit, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Urquhart Bay Wood

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