Photo of Fyrish Monument, a folly near Alness, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Fyrish MonumentPhoto Suzanne Rushton / Unsplash

Places to explore near Alness StationAlness

14 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Fyrish Monument

Folly near Alness

Hilltop folly of 1782 built for General Sir Hector Munro to copy a gate at Negapatam in India, looking out over the Cromarty Firth.

5.2 km W

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RSPB Udale Bay

Nature reserve near Rosemarkie

Tidal-flat reserve on the north Black Isle at Jemimaville, with a hide for wintering wildfowl and waders.

6.8 km SE

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Poyntzfield Herb Nursery

Garden near Poyntzfield

Long-established organic herb nursery on the Black Isle growing hundreds of culinary, medicinal and aromatic varieties.

7.2 km SE

Storehouse of Foulis

Farm & farm shop near Evanton

Farm shop, restaurant and heritage centre in an old estate storehouse on the Cromarty Firth shore near Evanton.

8.4 km SW

Foulis Castle Gardens

Garden near Evanton

Eight acres of arboretum, courtyard garden, ponds and old kitchen garden around the seat of Clan Munro on the Cromarty Firth.

8.8 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (9) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Carn Liath, ObsdaleChambered tomb0.6 km E
MillcraigChambered tomb1.6 km N
Carn na CroicheChambered tomb2.8 km N
Cnoc Corr GuinieMarilyn6.2 km N
Carn na FeinneChambered tomb7 km NW
Cnoc CeisleinMarilyn7.2 km W
Carn Liath chambered cairnChambered tomb7.6 km SW
BoathChambered tomb8.9 km NW
Cnoc an t-Sabhail (Highland)Marilyn9.9 km N

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.