Tower Wood
Tower Wood is a forest in Highland Council, Scotland. Tower Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Aultgowrie, as well as near Fairburn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fairburn Tower and Falls of Orrin.
Fairburn Tower
Castle
Photo: valenta, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Falls of Orrin
Waterfall
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falls of Orrin is a waterfall on the River Orrin, in the Highlands of Scotland.
Loch Achonachie
Loch Achonachie is a freshwater loch in Ross-Shire, Scotland, 1.9 kilometres south-west of Contin. Situated on the River Conon, the loch is a manmade reservoir formed from the construction of the Torr Achilty hydroelectric dam in 1955, as part of the Conon Hydro Scheme.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.
Marybank
Village
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marybank is a small village in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Muir of Ord lies 3 miles south east of Marybank, along the A832 road.
Tower Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.5338° or 57° 32′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.5648° or 4° 33′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C9QGCMP+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 960050994OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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