An Dubh-lochan

An Dubh-lochan is in Highland Council, Scotland. An Dubh-lochan is situated nearby to the lake Loch Kinellan, as well as near the waterfall Rogie Falls.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rogie Falls and Castle Leod.

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.

Castle Leod

Castle

Photo: Colin Hepburn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle Leod is the seat of the Clan Mackenzie. It is a category A listed building, and the grounds are listed in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes of Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens. Castle Leod is situated 1½ miles east of An Dubh-lochan.

Highland Museum of Childhood

Museum

Strathpeffer railway station was a railway station serving the town of Strathpeffer in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The first station was located some distance from the town, on the Dingwall and Skye Railway line, and was opened in 1870. Highland Museum of Childhood is situated 1½ miles east of An Dubh-lochan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strathpeffer and Contin.

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

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. Contin is situated 1½ miles south of An Dubh-lochan.

Achterneed

Hamlet

Photo: Brian MacLennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Achterneed, also spelled Auchterneed, is a village in Highland, Scotland, lies within the environs of Castle Leod, seat of the Earl of Cromartie, 1-mile north of Strathpeffer. Achterneed is situated 2 miles east of An Dubh-lochan.

An Dubh-lochan

Type: Body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.59084° or 57° 35′ 27″ north

Longitude

-4.57664° or 4° 34′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C9QHCRF+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 448842430

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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