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Ord Hill, North Kessock
 

Ord Hill is an attractive wooded hillside lying just north of Inverness across the Kessock Bridge. The main feature of the hill is a vitrified Iron Age Fort, particularly interesting because of its extent and because of the views it commands across the Moray Firth to Inverness and the Grampian Hills beyond. If you are lucky, you may be able to catch a glimpse of the Bottle Nosed Dolphins which are regularly seen in the waters of the inner Moray Firth.

How to get there:

North Kessock is the nearest town or village.
OS Grid Reference: NH 654 482

Take the unclassified minor road off the southbound carriageway of the A9 (NH645487), opposite the road into North Kessock, signposted to Drumsmittal. If you wish to access this wood by public transport, there is a bus service from Inverness which will stop near the North Kessock Tourist Information Centre. Ord Hill can also be accessed from the car park beside the southbound A9 opposite the North Kessock T.I.C.


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Contact:

Recreation
01463 791575
e-mail: inverness.district@forestry.gsi.gov.uk


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