Alness
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Alness is a small town in the Scottish Highlands, situated near the Cromarty Firth and known historically for its distilling and agricultural heritage.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alness, Ross-shire | 1 |
| Tain, Ross-shire | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeUnit | Highland council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 20 miles north of Inverness ⓘ |
| governingBody | Highland Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
Alness Academy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
churches ⓘ primary schools ⓘ shops ⓘ sports facilities ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
light industry
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEvent | local Highland games ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Alness Point industrial estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
housing estates ⓘ town centre ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
crofting
ⓘ
farming ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | distilleries ⓘ |
| hasNearbyDistillery |
Dalmore distillery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teaninich distillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody | Cromarty Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
golf course
ⓘ
walking routes ⓘ |
| hasRiver | River Averon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport | Alness railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ross-shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural heritage
ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ distilling ⓘ whisky production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Highland council area
ⓘ
Ross and Cromarty NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Highlands ⓘ northern Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cromarty Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Averon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalArea | IV ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Far North Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Highland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadAccess | A9 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | GMT ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | BST ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tain, Ross-shire
this entity surface form:
Alness, Ross-shire