Ardclach
Ardclach (Gaelic: Àird Chlach) is a small crofting hamlet, close to Glenferness[1] in the old county of Nairn, Scotland, within the Scottish council area of Highland.
Ardclach
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Ardclach Location within the Nairn area | |
OS grid reference | NH953453 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | IV12 4 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Dating to at least 1655, and now a Category A listed building,[2] Ardclach Bell Tower is believed to be the only tower and belfry combination in Scotland.[3][4]
References
- Microsoft; Nokia (7 March 2017). "Ardclach" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- Ardclach Bell Tower - Historic Environment Scotland
- The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century, David MacGibbon, Thomas Ross (1887), pp. 218–222
- Ardclach Bell Tower – Canmore
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