Shandwick ( gd, Seannduaig), a village near
Tain
Tain ( Gaelic: ''Baile Dhubhthaich'') is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland.
Etymology
The name derives from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European root meaning 'flow'. The ...
in
Easter Ross
Easter Ross ( gd, Ros an Ear) is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland.
The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituenc ...
, and is in the
Scottish council area of
Highland
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,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
.
Hilton,
Balintore, and Shandwick are known collectively as the
Seaboard Villages
The Seaboard Villages ( gd, Na Trì Port Mara) are three contiguous coastal villages, situated about 10 km southeast of the town of Tain in Easter Ross, Scotland. They face east onto the Moray Firth.
Namely (from North to South):
*Hilton of C ...
. It is well known because of the nearby
Clach a' Charridh
The Clach a' Charridh or Shandwick Stone is a Class II Pictish stone located near Shandwick on the Tarbat peninsula in Easter Ross, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.
Carving
It is a Class II stone, with the cross facing the seaward side, ...
or Shandwick Stone, a Class II Pictish stone.
External links
History Website'' - online archive of the social history of the Seaboard Villages; Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick
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Populated places in Ross and Cromarty
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