Human settlement in Scotland
Knockfarrel
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|---|---|
 Abandoned crofthouse near Knockfarrel | |
  KnockfarrelLocation within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
| OS grid reference | NH510581 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dingwall |
| Postcode district | IV15 9 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| 57°35′18″N 4°29′34″W / 57.58833°N 4.49264°W / 57.58833; -4.49264 | |
Knockfarrel (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Fearghalaigh) is a village, 1 mile east of Strathpeffer, in Dingwall in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Knockfarrel or Knock Farrel, or indeed Knock Farril (stone fort) is a vitrified pictish Iron Age fort which lies on the knockfarrel hill, immediately to the north of the village, and which it gave its name to the village. The walk up to the fort is a popular tourist attraction.
The village once had a large enough population to have its own shinty club which then amalgamated with Strathpeffer's to create Caberfeidh in 1886.
References
- G.E. Mitton (1925). Black's Guide to Scotland. Рипол Классик. p. 427. ISBN 978-5-88070-219-0. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- Alexander Mackenzie; Alexander Macgregor; Alexander Macbain (1877). The Celtic Magazine. A. and W. Mackenzie. p. 54. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- "Caberfeidh Shinty Club 125th Anniversary Celebrations". Shinty.com. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012.
External links
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Knock Farril (12782)". Canmore. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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