Foyers
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Coordinates: 57°15′14″N 4°29′41″W / 57.2539°N 4.4947°W
| Foyers | |
  Foyers Foyers shown within the Inverness area | |
| Population | 276 [1] (1971) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | NH496209 |
| Council area | Highland |
| Lieutenancy area | Inverness |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | INVERNESS |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Scottish Parliament | Highlands and Islands |
| Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | |
Foyers (from the Scottish Gaelic, Foithir, meaning a shelving slope) is a village in the Highland local government council area of Scotland, lying on the east shore of Loch Ness. The village is situated on the B852, part of the Military Road built by General George Wade, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Fort Augustus.
River Foyers
Foyers is also the name of the river which runs nearby into the Loch, which has two waterfalls, one of 27 metres (89 ft) and the other 9 metres (30 ft), known as the Falls of Foyers.
Foyers is the location of Boleskine House, two miles east of the main town, which was the home of author and occultist Aleister Crowley. The house was once owned by guitarist and Crowley collector Jimmy Page.
References
External links
- The Gazeteer for Scotland Foyers
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