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Evanton is a large village in Easter Ross, in the Highland Council Area of Scotland. It lies between the river Sgitheach and the Allt Graad, is 24 kilometres north of the city of Inverness, some 6.5 km south-west of Alness, and 10 km north-east of Dingwall. The village has a dozen or so streets, the main one being Balconie Street . It has been described by analysts at Highland Council as a commuting settlement, because most of the inhabitants work in other areas of Easter Ross and the greater Inverness area.The current town was founded in the early nineteenth century by Alexander Fraser of Inchcoulter/Balconie who named it after his son Evan, but the c...
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  • 3. Eilean Donan Castle Kyle Of Lochalsh
    Eilean Donan is a small tidal island where three sea lochs meet, Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh, in the western Highlands of Scotland. A picturesque castle that frequently appears in photographs, film and television dominates the island, which lies about 1 kilometre from the village of Dornie. Since the castle's restoration in the early 20th century, a footbridge has connected the island to the mainland. Eilean Donan is part of the Kintail National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland. In 2001, the island had a recorded population of just one person, but there were no usual residents at the time of the 2011 census.Eilean Donan, which means simply island of Donnán, is named after Donnán of Eigg, a Celtic saint martyred in 617. Donnán is said to have established a church on the island,...
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  • 5. Aigas Field Centre Beauly
    Aigas Field Centre is a nature centre based at the home of naturalist and author Sir John Lister-Kaye, Aigas House. The centre was opened in 1977 by ecologist Sir Frank Fraser Darling, and provides nature-based holidays for adults and environmental education services for school children. It is located at Aigas, next to the River Beauly, 8 kilometres west of Beauly and 20 kilometres west of Inverness, in the Highlands of Scotland. 57.4389°N, 4.565°W. House of Aigas, once a Victorian sporting estate, was owned by the Gordon-Oswalds, who added the Victorian extensions to what was a 18th century tacksmans house. The house was then owned by Inverness County Council as an old people's home, before Lister-Kaye persuaded them to sell it to him. Aigas began a beaver demonstration project in 2006....
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  • 6. Fort George Ardersier
    Fort George was a railway station located at Ardersier, Highland, to the west of Nairn, Scotland, .
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  • 7. Culloden Battlefield Culloden Moor
    Culloden is the name of a village three miles east of Inverness, Scotland and the surrounding area. Three miles south of the village is Drumossie Moor , site of the Battle of Culloden.
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