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Explore Alness in United Kingdom
Alness in the region of Scotland with its 4,921 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 458 mi or ( 737 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Alness is now 04:56 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: York, Tore, Stirling, Perth, and Newcastle-on-Tyne. Since you are here already, make sure to check out York . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Alness ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Invergordon, Scotland
A slideshow of Invergordon, Scotland. Turn the volume way up!! To view the slideshow in much better quality visit www.maison-t-bayou.com ..
Long way down
a journey of 2 men and 2 bikes ..
Laser engraving a Tall Ship on a Dalvey Voyager Clock (in double time)
Laser engraving of a Tall Ship image on to the stainless steel back of a Dalvey Voyager Clock (00656) using a Yag laser. The film is in double time. ..
UM! Whisky Tour #25: Dalmore
After being cancelled by Fox, fat Gogs gets his ass back on the air and continues where he left off... a little further up the Cromarty firth to Alness and the Dalmore distillery... this is still 2009 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Teaninich Castle
Teaninich Castle is situated north of the village of Evanton and just south of the village of Alness in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It is not known exactly how long a castle has been on the site of Teaninich Castle but it is thought to date back to at least the 16th century. In the 16th century, the lands in which Teaninich Castle is situated was an area known as Fyrish.
Located at 57.69 -4.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Dalmore distillery
The Dalmore is a distillery in Alness, Scotland, located about 20 mi north of Inverness. The waters of the River Alness (River Averon), which runs through the village, are used to produce its whiskies. The distillery is best known for producing a single malt scotch whisky of the same name. Its location and flavour qualify it as a "Highland malt". The Dalmore distillery is owned and operated by Whyte and Mackay Ltd, which is owned by United Breweries Group, a large Indian conglomerate.
Located at 57.69 -4.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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Located at 57.70 -4.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Contullich Castle
Contullich Castle was a castle located a few miles north-west of the town of Alness, on the eastern side of the county of Ross-shire, Scotland. The castle is believed to date back until at least the 11th century. In 1379 Euphemia I, Countess of Ross confirmed the lands of Contullich and the fort which was then called the Tower of Ardoch to her cousin Hugh Munro, 9th Baron of Foulis. The Munros lands in eastern Ross-shire were known as "Estirfowlys" and "Wesstir Fowlys".
Located at 57.71 -4.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Clach a' Mheirlich
The Clach a' Mheirlich (literally, the "Thief's stone") or Rosskeen Stone is a standing stone in a field near Rosskeen, Easter Ross, Scotland. The stone itself is Bronze Age in origin, but has on it three incised Pictish-style symbols barely visible on the surface of the stone, making it a Class I Pictish symbol stone.
Located at 57.69 -4.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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