Lower Ward

Lower Ward is a forest in Highland Council, Scotland. Lower Ward is situated nearby to the locality Moy Rock, as well as near Brahan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brahan Castle and Fairburn Tower.

Brahan Castle

Ruins

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Brahan Castle was situated 3.5 miles south-west of Dingwall, in Easter Ross, Highland Scotland. The castle belonged to the Earls of Seaforth, chiefs of the Clan Mackenzie, who dominated the area.

Fairburn Tower is a recently restored Scottish castle near Inverness and Muir of Ord in the parish of Urray. The tower house on a hill above the River Orrin is believed to have been built in 1545 for Murdo Mackenzie.

Dunglass Island

Islet

Dunglass Island is an uninhabited island in the River Conon south-west of the village of Conon Bridge in the Highlands of Scotland. At approximately 40 hectares in extent, it is one of Scotland's largest freshwater islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strathpeffer and Dingwall.

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.

Dingwall

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dingwall is a town in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population in 2020 of 5360. Its name derives from the Scandinavian Þingvöllr, a meeting-place, and it was once astride several transport routes.

Conon Bridge

Village

Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Conon Bridge is a village in the Highland region of Scotland. The current Gaelic name is likely a neologism: the bridge was not built until the early 19th century and some early gravestones show the name sgudal or scuddle.

Lower Ward

Type: Forest
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.5556° or 57° 33′ 20″ north

Longitude

-4.5094° or 4° 30′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C9QHF4R+66

OpenStreetMap ID

way 958003555

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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