Crask of Aigas
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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
. The main street is a cul-de-sac with the old village smithy building at its end.
The translation of the Gaelic name of the village is "The Place Before the Place Beyond."
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...
, in the council area of Highland council area of 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...
.The scattered hamlet of Aigas
Aigas
For the nearby town with a similar name, see Crask of AigasAigas is a small crofting hamlet, in Inverness-shire, Scotland, now within the Highland Council area...
lies a short distance to the southwest.
Crask of Aigas is located on the hill overlooking 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...
. The main street is a cul-de-sac with the old village smithy building at its end.
The translation of the Gaelic name of the village is "The Place Before the Place Beyond."