Black Wood

Black Wood is a forest in Highland Council, Scotland. Black Wood is situated near the hamlet Balvraid, as well as near the locality Balvaird.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Muir of Ord railway station and Brahan Castle.

Muir of Ord railway station

Railway station

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Muir of Ord railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line and the Far North Line, serving the village of Muir of Ord in the Highland council area 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.

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 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.

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.

Black Wood

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

57.5372° or 57° 32′ 14″ north

Longitude

-4.4812° or 4° 28′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C9QGGP9+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 960061876

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Balvraid and Balvaird.

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