Chanonry Lighthouse
Chanonry Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Highland Council, Scotland. Chanonry Lighthouse is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Chanonry Point, as well as near the golf course Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chanonry Lighthouse and Chanonry Point.
Chanonry Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie on the Black Isle, Scotland.
Chanonry Point
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Shirehorse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie on the Black Isle, Scotland.
Fort George
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was built to control the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing a Fort George in Inverness constructed after the 1715 Jacobite rising to control the area. Fort George is situated 1 mile northeast of Chanonry Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosemarkie and Fortrose.
Rosemarkie
Village
Photo: Ulrich Hartmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosemarkie is a village on the south coast of the Black Isle peninsula in Ross-shire, northern Scotland.
Fortrose
Town
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Fortrose is a town and former royal burgh on the Black Isle in the Highland council area of Scotland, about six miles northeast of Inverness. The town is known for its ruined 13th-century cathedral, and as the home of the Brahan Seer. Chanonry Point, a nearby headland projecting into the Moray Firth, is a popular location for dolphin spotting.
Fortrose and Rosemarkie
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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.
Chanonry Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.57404° or 57° 34′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.09276° or 4° 5′ 34″ westHeight
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C9QHWF4+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 831123404OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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