Tower Wood
Tower Wood is a forest in Highland Council, Scotland. Tower Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Aultgowrie, as well as near Black Dyke.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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strathpeffer and Muir of Ord.
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.
Muir of Ord
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muir of Ord is a village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated near the western end of the Black Isle, about 9 miles west of the city of Inverness and 5+1⁄2 miles south of Dingwall.
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.
Tower Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.5333° or 57° 31′ 60″ northLongitude
-4.5478° or 4° 32′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C9QGFM2+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 960051009OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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