Strone, Inverness-shire
Hamlet in the Scottish highlands
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Strone (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sròn, "The Nose") is a small hamlet in the administrative county of the Scottish Highlands and in the historic county of Inverness-shire.[1] It lies on the foot of the hill, Creag na h-Iolaire (Scottish Gaelic: "Eagle Rock"), in Glen Urquhart within the Great Glen, and the closest settlement to Urquhart Castle, which lies down the hill to the east. The nearest town is Drumnadrochit.[2]
Strone
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  Strone Location within the Inverness area | |
| OS grid reference | NH526287 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | IV63 6XL |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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