Black Wood
Black Wood is a forest in Highland Council, Scotland. Black Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Balvraid, as well as near the locality Balvaird.Places of Interest
Highlights include 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.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.5372° or 57° 32′ 14″ northLongitude
-4.4812° or 4° 28′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C9QGGP9+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 960061876OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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