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Fortrose Bay Campsite

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Fortrose Bay Campsite is the best campsite looking into Moray Firth in Scottish Highlands (via site)

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Booking & season

SeasonApril to October

Pitches & accommodation

Pitches50

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🏞️ Attractions

Fortrose Cathedral
Fortrose CathedralAttractions

Fortrose Cathedral was the episcopal seat (cathedra) of the medieval Scottish diocese of Ross in the Highland region of Scotland near the city of Inverness. It is probable that the original site of the diocese was at Rosemarkie, but by the 13th century the canons had relocated a short distance to the south-west, to the site known as Fortrose or Chanonry. According to Gervase of Canterbury, in the

0.9 km · ~11 min walkDirections ↗
Chanonry Point
Chanonry PointAttractions

Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie on the Black Isle, Scotland.

1.8 km · ~3 min driveDirections ↗
Groam House Museum
Groam House MuseumAttractions

Groam House Museum is a museum of Celtic and Pictish Art. Located in the village of Rosemarkie in the Black Isle, Scotland, its collection contains both the Rosemarkie Stone, one of the major surviving examples of Pictish art in stone, and the Rosemarkie sculpture fragments, that are 14 stone fragments, the most well-known being Daniels Stone. The museum also hosts the George Bain Collection. Bain

2 km · ~3 min driveDirections ↗
The Orchard
The OrchardParks & play2.2 km · ~4 min driveDirections ↗
Rosemarkie Beach
Rosemarkie BeachBeaches & swimming

The Rosemarkie sculpture fragments are the Pictish slabs and stone fragments other than the main Rosemarkie Stone which have been discovered in Rosemarkie, on the Black Isle of Easter Ross, Scotland. There are fourteen in all. The so-called Daniel Stone is thought to depict the Old Testament story of Daniel in the Lion's Den. The stones are all of likely Christian origin, and share a similar sty

2.3 km · ~4 min driveDirections ↗
Hill of Fortrose (192 m)
Hill of Fortrose (192 m)Summits & peaks

Fortrose was the terminus of a single track branch of the Highland Railway in north east Scotland. It connected villages in the Black Isle peninsula to the railway network via a junction at Muir of Ord. Authorisation was obtained on 4 July 1890 to build a 15.75 mile (25 km) branch line from Muir of Ord to Rosemarkie; however the line never proceeded beyond Fortrose.

3.6 km · ~12 min driveDirections ↗
Ord Hill
Ord HillSummits & peaks5.3 km · ~9 min driveDirections ↗
Ormond Hill
Ormond HillSummits & peaks

Ormond Castle, also known as Avoch Castle, was a powerful stronghold, overlooking the village of Avoch, on the Black Isle, in the former county of Ross and Cromarty, now part of Highland, Scotland. It controlled a prominent position overlooking the Moray Firth and critical to the sea access to Inverness.

6 km · ~13 min driveDirections ↗
Whiteness Beach (Secret Beach)
Whiteness Beach (Secret Beach)Beaches & swimming42.7 km · ~40 min driveDirections ↗

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Can I bring an RV or caravan to Fortrose Bay Campsite?

Yes, caravans and RVs are welcome.

Can I pitch a tent at Fortrose Bay Campsite?

Yes, tent camping is allowed.

How many pitches does Fortrose Bay Campsite have?

Fortrose Bay Campsite has around 50 pitches.

When is Fortrose Bay Campsite open?

Fortrose Bay Campsite is open April to October.

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