Alness is a town in
Ross and CromartyRoss and Cromarty is a vaguely or variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use...
,
HighlandThe Highland Council area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute...
,
ScotlandScotland 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...
. The name is pronounced (roughly) Al'-niss by some Ross-shire residents and Oll-ness' by others. It lies near the
Cromarty FirthThe Cromarty Firth is an arm of the North Sea in Scotland. It is the middle of the three sea lochs at the head of the Moray Firth: to the north lies the Dornoch Firth, and to the south the Beauly Firth....
, with the town of
InvergordonInvergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland.The town is served by Invergordon railway station....
to the east and the village of
EvantonEvanton is a large village in Easter Ross, in the Highland region of Scotland. It lies between the river Sgitheach and the Allt Graad, is 24 kilometres north of the city of Inverness, some 6.5 km south-west of Alness, and 10 km north-east of Dingwall. The village has five streets, the...
to the southwest.
Divided by the River Averon, the town is in two parishes, Alness in the west and Rosskeen in the east. Historically these were in different presbyteries. Today there are three churches; Free Church, Church of Scotland and Baptist.
The town is bypassed by the A9 road.
Alness is a town in
Ross and CromartyRoss and Cromarty is a vaguely or variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use...
,
HighlandThe Highland Council area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute...
,
ScotlandScotland 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...
. The name is pronounced (roughly) Al'-niss by some Ross-shire residents and Oll-ness' by others. It lies near the
Cromarty FirthThe Cromarty Firth is an arm of the North Sea in Scotland. It is the middle of the three sea lochs at the head of the Moray Firth: to the north lies the Dornoch Firth, and to the south the Beauly Firth....
, with the town of
InvergordonInvergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland.The town is served by Invergordon railway station....
to the east and the village of
EvantonEvanton is a large village in Easter Ross, in the Highland region of Scotland. It lies between the river Sgitheach and the Allt Graad, is 24 kilometres north of the city of Inverness, some 6.5 km south-west of Alness, and 10 km north-east of Dingwall. The village has five streets, the...
to the southwest.
Geography
Divided by the River Averon, the town is in two parishes, Alness in the west and Rosskeen in the east. Historically these were in different presbyteries. Today there are three churches; Free Church, Church of Scotland and Baptist.
Transport
The town is bypassed by the A9 road. It is also at the southern end of the B9176 "Struie road" to
Bonar BridgeBonar Bridge is a village on the north bank of the Kyle of Sutherland, in the Parish of Creich in the Highland council area of Scotland....
, which used to be the A836 before the construction of the ornoch Bridge] This road is very popular with motorcyclists due to it's challenging nature and fine views.].
Alness railway stationAlness railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line, serving the village of Alness, on the Cromarty Firth, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station consists of one platform on the northern side of the railway, with only a small shelter available...
is on the
Far North LineThe Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick.- Route :...
. The nearest commercial airport is at
InvernessInverness is a city in northern Scotland. The city is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is promoted as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
.
History
In September 1715 there was a skirmish between
JacobiteJacobitism was the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
clans such as the MacKenzies, MacDonalds under
the Earl of SeaforthWilliam Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth was a Scottish nobleman.He who joined the Jacobite standard at Braemar, during the rising of 1715, and then, having raised 3000 men, was present at the battle of Sheriffmuir and was appointed lieutenant-general of the northern counties...
, and pro-government Munros, Rosses, MacKays under
the Earl of SutherlandJohn Gordon, 16th Earl of Sunderland PC was a Scottish nobleman.He married Helen, daughter of Lord Cochrane. He supported the revolution of 1688 and was a commissioner for the union of England and Scotland...
. The Jacobites drove their opponents over Struie to Bonar.
Alness has won three
Britain in BloomBritain in Bloom is a horticultural competition in the United Kingdom. It was first held in 1963, initiated by the British Tourist Board based on the example set by Fleurissement de France. It has been organised by the Royal Horticultural Society since 2002 and is currently sponsored by Shredded...
awards since 2002.
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