Evanton
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 The main street from opposite the Novar Arms | |
  Evanton Location within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
| Population | 1,390 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NH 6068866089 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DINGWALL |
| Postcode district | IV16 |
| Dialling code | 01349 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Evanton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Eòghainn or Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Ùr)[2] is a small village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies between the River Sgitheach and the Allt Graad, is 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Inverness, some 6.5 km (4.0 mi) south-west of Alness, and 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Dingwall.
The village has a dozen or so streets, the main one being Balconie Street (on the B817 Road). It has been described by analysts at The Highland Council as a "commuting settlement", because most of the inhabitants work in other areas of Easter Ross and the greater Inverness area.[3]
The current town was founded in the early 19th century by Alexander Fraser of Inchcoulter/Balconie who named it after his son Evan, but the core of the village buildings date from the Victorian era.[4] Evanton has several tourist attractions, including the Fyrish monument, the Black Rock Gorge and the ruined church of Kiltearn lying near the River Sgitheach as it flows into the Cromarty Firth, as well as other miscellaneous natural, historical and archaeological attractions in the surrounding area.
There are two churches, one Church of Scotland and one Free Church of Scotland. There is one primary school, but the nearest high schools are in Dingwall and Alness. The local woodland is owned and managed by the local community.[5]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Place name database – Evanton". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 25 June 2011. [dead link]
- ^ Councilor Val MacIver, "Ross and Cromarty East Local Plan" (pdf)[permanent dead link], p. 65.
- ^ loc. cit.
- ^ "evanton wood".