Corrimony

Corrimony

Coordinates: 57°20′05″N 4°41′22″W / 57.33484°N 4.68949°W / 57.33484; -4.68949

Corrimony
Corrimony is located in Inverness
Corrimony

 Corrimony shown within the Inverness area
OS grid reference NH382303
Council area Highland
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Drumnadrochit
Postcode district IV63 6
Police Northern
Fire Highlands and Islands
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland •

Corrimony is a remote village in Glenurquhart in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Corrimony is famous for Mony's Stone and the chambered cairn, part of the Clava group of cairns, which date from the 3rd century BC. The cairn is surrounded by 11 standing stones.

The nearby Corrimony Falls is a waterfall of Scotland.[1]

See also


References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series, sheets 309-470



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