Difference between revisions of "Hilton of Cadboll"
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| + | |picture caption=The shore at Hilton of Cadboll | ||
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|latitude=57.765 | |latitude=57.765 | ||
|longitude=-3.896 | |longitude=-3.896 | ||
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| + | |post town=Balintore | ||
| + | |postcode=IV20 1 | ||
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| − | '''Hilton of Cadboll''', or simply '''Hilton'' is a village about | + | '''Hilton of Cadboll''', or simply '''Hilton''' is a village about nine miles southeast of [[Tain]] in [[Easter Ross]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Hilton of Cadboll |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst2035.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref> on the [[North Sea]] coast of [[Ross-shire]], on the [[Tarbat Peninsula]]. This place is famous for the Hilton of Cadboll Stone: a 'class II' highly decorated Pictish stone discovered here (and now kept in the [[Museum of Scotland]] in [[Edinburgh]]). |
| − | Hilton of Cadboll, [[Balintore, Ross | + | Hilton of Cadboll, [[Balintore, Easter Ross|Balintore]], and [[Shandwick]] are known collectively as 'the [[Seaboard Villages]]'. |
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
{{commons}} | {{commons}} | ||
| − | *[http://seaboardhistory.com/ | + | *[http://seaboardhistory.com/ Seaboard History] - online archive of the social history of the Seaboard Villages; Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick] |
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| − | {{ | + | ==References== |
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| + | *[http://www.rossandcromartyheritage.org/communit/p37/ht/hy/DTTS/Cover.html '''Down to the Sea''' - online version of history book of Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick] | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 29 December 2019
| Hilton of Cadboll Gaelic: Baile a' Chnuic | |
| Ross-shire | |
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 The shore at Hilton of Cadboll | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NH870763 |
| Location: | 57°45’54"N, 3°53’46"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Balintore |
| Postcode: | IV20 1 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Highland |
Hilton of Cadboll, or simply Hilton is a village about nine miles southeast of Tain in Easter Ross,[1] on the North Sea coast of Ross-shire, on the Tarbat Peninsula. This place is famous for the Hilton of Cadboll Stone: a 'class II' highly decorated Pictish stone discovered here (and now kept in the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh).
Hilton of Cadboll, Balintore, and Shandwick are known collectively as 'the Seaboard Villages'.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hilton of Cadboll) |
- Seaboard History - online archive of the social history of the Seaboard Villages; Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick]
References
- ↑ "Hilton of Cadboll". School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst2035.html. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
