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Discover Avoch in United Kingdom
Avoch in the region of Scotland with its 843 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom - some 449 mi or ( 722 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Avoch is now 05:38 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: York, Upper Eathie, Stirling, Perth, and Newcastle-on-Tyne. When in this area, you might want to check out York . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Avoch ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Quad Biking in Scotland near Inverness
www.scottishhighlandsquadbiking.co.uk A fantastic visit to Black Isle Quad Biking near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. An hour of fun at the best quad biking centre I have ever visited. Brilliant ..
Aberdeen v ICT: Double chance against Caley
www.donstalk.co.uk - Sone Aluko free kick against Caley. en.wikipedia.org Sone Aluko (born February 19, 1989) is an English footballer currently playing for Birmingham City. Born in Birmingham and of ..
A Couple of Minutes in Inverness
John Cull takes the train from London's Kings Cross station to visit Inverness, Scotland. ..
Inverness CT v Coventry City : Friendly : 21st July 2012
Pre Season Friendly : A very impressive showing from Inverness as they brushed aside English opponents Coventry City with a display which possess all the showings of a side who look more than capable ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Ormond Castle
Ormond Castle, also known as Avoch Castle, was a powerful stronghold, overlooking the village of Avoch, on the Black Isle, in the former county of Ross and Cromarty, now part of Highland, Scotland. It is conceivable that it was one of the two castles known to have been erected during the reign of William the Lion on the Black Isle, as royal fortalices.
Located at 57.55 -4.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Moray Firth
The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Scotland. It is the largest firth in Scotland, stretching from Duncansby Head in the north, in the Highland council area, and Fraserburgh in the east, in the Aberdeenshire council area, to Inverness and the Beauly Firth in the west.
Located at 57.55 -4.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Fortrose railway station
Fortrose was the terminus of a single track branch of the Highland Railway, in north east Scotland. It connected villages in The Black Isle peninsula to the railway network via a junction at Muir of Ord. Authorisation was obtained on 4 July 1890 to build a 15.75 mile (25 km) branch line from Muir of Ord to Rosemarkie; however the line never proceeded beyond Fortrose.
Located at 57.58 -4.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Chanonry of Ross
Castle Chanonry of Ross, also known as Seaforth Castle, was located in the town of Fortrose, to the north-east of Inverness, Highland, Scotland. Nothing now remains of the castle. The castle was also known as Canonry or Chanonrie of Ross, the former county.
Located at 57.58 -4.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Rosemarkie Stone
The Rosemarkie Stone or Rosemarkie Cross, a Class II Pictish stone, is one of the major surviving examples of Pictish art in stone. Carved from fine-grained sandstone, the Rosemarkie stone was found in the ancient churchyard of the village of Rosemarkie, probable site of a major Pictish monastery, on the Black Isle of Easter Ross and is now on display in Rosemarkie's Groam House Museum (open in summer; entrance charge).
Located at 57.59 -4.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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