Aigas
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For the nearby town with a similar name, see Crask of Aigas
Aigas is a small crofting hamlet, in Inverness-shire
, Scotland
, now within the Highland Council area. It is situated on the north bank of the River Beauly
, 5 miles south west of Beauly
and 15 miles west of the city of Inverness
.
Aigas House is a historic building in Aigas, it is now used as Aigas Field Centre
, run by John Lister-Kaye
.
Eilean Aigas
is a nearby island in the River Beauly.
Crask of Aigas
Crask of Aigas is a small hamlet lying 7 km southwest of Beauly, in the council area of Highland council area of Scotland.The scattered hamlet of Aigas lies a short distance to the southwest.Crask of Aigas is located on the hill overlooking the River Beauly...
Aigas is a small crofting hamlet, in Inverness-shire
Inverness-shire
The County of Inverness or Inverness-shire was a general purpose county of Scotland, with the burgh of Inverness as the county town, until 1975, when, under the Local Government Act 1973, the county area was divided between the two-tier Highland region and the unitary Western Isles. The Highland...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, now within the Highland Council area. It is situated on the north bank of the River Beauly
River Beauly
The River Beauly is a river in the Scottish Highlands, about 15 km west of the city of Inverness.It is about 25 km long, beginning near the village of Struy, at the confluence of the River Farrar and the River Glass...
, 5 miles south west of Beauly
Beauly
Beauly is a town of the Scottish county of Inverness-shire, on the River Beauly, 10 miles west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. Its population was 855 in 1901...
and 15 miles west of the city of Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
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Aigas House is a historic building in Aigas, it is now used as Aigas Field Centre
Aigas Field Centre
Aigas Field Centre is a nature centre based in the home of naturalist/author Sir John Lister-Kaye. The centre was opened in 1977 by eminent ecologist Sir Frank Fraser Darling, and provides nature-based holidays for adults and environmental education services for school children...
, run by John Lister-Kaye
John Lister-Kaye
Sir John Philip Lister Lister-Kaye, 8th Baronet OBE is an English naturalist, conservationist, author and owner and Director of Scotland's premier field studies centre, Aigas Field Centre, among other business interests...
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Eilean Aigas
Eilean Aigas
Eilean Aigas is an island in the River Beauly, Scotland, in Kiltarlity parish in traditional Inverness-shire, now Highland Region. It is most notable for the mansion on it at its north end, which was formerly owned by the Sobieski Stuarts and rented by author and Scottish nationalist Compton...
is a nearby island in the River Beauly.