Ardclach (Scottish 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.

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Ardclach is located in Nairn
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Location within the Nairn area
OS grid referenceNH953453
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIV12 4
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57°29′09″N 3°44′52″W / 57.48583°N 3.74784°W / 57.48583; -3.74784

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 edit

  1. ^ Microsoft; Nokia (7 March 2017). "Ardclach" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ^ Ardclach Bell Tower - Historic Environment Scotland
  3. ^ The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century, David MacGibbon, Thomas Ross (1887), pp. 218–222
  4. ^ Ardclach Bell TowerCanmore