Charlestown, Black Isle
| Charleston | |
|---|---|
  Charleston Charleston shown within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
| OS grid reference | NH648480 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | IV1 3 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
Charleston is a village on the north shore of the Beauly Firth, 1 mile west of the Kessock Bridge, in east Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1] An artificial created village, it structure was laid out in 1812 by Sir Charles Mackenzie of Kilcoy.[2]
Settlements
Charleston, Black Isle is one of several villages and hamlets with the same name, in Scotland. The others are in Charlestown, Wester Ross, Charlestown, Fife and Charlestown of Aboyne.[3] It is located almost directly opposite Inverness across the Beauly Firth. To the east of the village is North Kessock which can be accessed along the A9 road, or the coast road, where it is now almost merged of North Kessock. The biggest town to the west, about 9 miles is Muir of Ord. The village of Tore, about 5 miles to the northeast of Charleston, accessed by the A9. Directly north is the small village of Munlochy on Munlochy Bay.
Geography
Charleston lies on the Beauly Firth with a flat plain to the north, that is bounded by Munloch Bay. To the east is a forrested ridge, which is made up of Ord Hill at the highest point, which overlooks both Inverness and the Kessock Bridge. The ridge declines in height as it reached Munloch Bay at 114 metres. Ord Hill is the site of an Iron Age fort.
References
- ↑ Microsoft; Nokia (22 January 2018). "Charlestown, Black Isle" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Charlestown". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ Michael Macgregor (1857). The Pocket Commercial Gazetteer of Scotland and Directory to the Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets: Shewing the Situation, Distance, Population and the Counties in which They are Situated ... Also an Alphabetical List of Railway Stations ... Etc., Etc. Printed and published for the author by James Taylor. p. 30. Retrieved 22 January 2018.