Struy
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Struy is a small village at the northern end of Strathglass, about 15 km south-west of Beauly
in the Highland council area of Scotland
.
The confluence of the River Farrar
and the River Glass
is a short distance to the east of Struy, here the rivers join to become the River Beauly
. The River Farrar is crossed by Struy Bridge a short distance to the north, this carries the A831 road. A minor road crosses the Mauld Bridge, over the River Glass, to the south-east of Struy.
Erchless Castle
lies about than 1.5 km north-east of Struy.
Beauly
Beauly is a town of the Scottish county of Inverness-shire, on the River Beauly, 10 miles west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. Its population was 855 in 1901...
in the Highland council area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
The confluence of the River Farrar
River Farrar
The River Farrar is a river in the Highlands of Scotland. It begins at the confluence of the Uisge Misgeach and the Garbh-uisge, which flows out of Loch Monar...
and the River Glass
River Glass, Strathglass
The River Glass is a river in the Scottish Highlands which flows northeastwards down Strathglass. It begins at the confluence of the River Affric and the Abhainn Deabhag, near the village of Tomich...
is a short distance to the east of Struy, here the rivers join to become the River Beauly
River Beauly
The River Beauly is a river in the Scottish Highlands, about 15 km west of the city of Inverness.It is about 25 km long, beginning near the village of Struy, at the confluence of the River Farrar and the River Glass...
. The River Farrar is crossed by Struy Bridge a short distance to the north, this carries the A831 road. A minor road crosses the Mauld Bridge, over the River Glass, to the south-east of Struy.
Erchless Castle
Erchless Castle
Erchless Castle is an L-plan castle in northern Scotland, near Struy, Highland. The castle is located at the foot of Strathglass by the River Glass and River Farrar. Built in the 13th century by the Bissetts, it became into the hands of the Chisholms the 15th century, via the marriage of Alexander...
lies about than 1.5 km north-east of Struy.