Knockfarrel () is a village, 1 mile east of
Strathpeffer, in
Dingwall
Dingwall (, ) is a town and a royal burgh in the Highland (council area), Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,491. It was an east-coast harbour that now lies inland.
Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north ...
in
Ross-shire
Ross-shire (; ), or the County of Ross, was a county in the Scottish Highlands. It bordered Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire, a county consisting of numerous enc ...
,
Scottish Highlands
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and is in the
Scottish council area of
Highland
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.
Knockfarrel or Knock Farrel, or indeed Knock Farril (stone fort) is a vitrified
pict
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ish Iron Age fort which lies on the knockfarrel hill, immediately to the north of the village,
and which it gave its name to the village. The walk up to the fort is a popular tourist attraction.
The village once had a large enough population to have its own
shinty
Shinty () is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. It is played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and among Highland migrants to the major cities of Scotland. The sport was formerly more widespread in Scotland and even played in Northern ...
club which then amalgamated with Strathpeffer's to create
Caberfeidh in 1886.
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Populated places in Ross and Cromarty
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