Castles · Scottish Highlands
Strone
Strone in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Strone is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Strone (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sròn, "The Nose") is a small hamlet in the administrative county of the Scottish Highlands and in the historic county of Inverness-shire. It lies on the foot of the hill, Creag na h-Iolaire (Scottish Gaelic: "Eagle Rock"), in Glen Urquhart within the Great Glen, and the closest settlement to Urquhart Castle, which lies down the hill to the East. The nearest town is Drumnadrochit
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 57.3250, -4.4489
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV63 6XL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Sources
- wikidata: Q113883027 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Strone (Inverness) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Strone?
- Strone is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV63 6XL).
- Does Strone charge admission?
- Strone typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Strone?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV63 6XL. It sits within the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire parliamentary constituency.