Nigg Bay Nature Reserve
Nigg Bay Nature Reserve is a bird hide in Highland Council, Scotland. Nigg Bay Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the peak Hill of Nigg, as well as near the forest Milton Community Woodland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nigg Stone and Tarbat House.
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 1 mile south of Nigg Bay Nature Reserve.
Tarbat House
Residential building
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarbat House is a Category A listed building in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. A three-story stone mansion in the neoclassical style, it was built in 1787 by the Edinburgh architect James McLeran for John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod. Tarbat House is situated 2 miles west of Nigg Bay Nature Reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nigg and Fearn.
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.
Fearn
Village
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fearn is a hamlet, situated 1 mile south of Loch Eye and 2 miles northwest of Balintore, in eastern Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Fearn is situated 3½ miles northeast of Nigg Bay Nature Reserve.
Hill of Fearn
Village
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hill of Fearn is a small village near Tain in Easter Ross, in the Scottish council area of Highland. Hill of Fearn is situated 3½ miles northeast of Nigg Bay Nature Reserve.
Nigg Bay Nature Reserve
- Type: Bird hide
- Categories: building and recreation area
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.73166° or 57° 43′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.00791° or 4° 0′ 29″ westOperator
RSPB ScotlandOpen location code
9C9QPXJR+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 604392010OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=bird_hide
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