.jpg)
Alness
Sign in to saveAlness (, ; ) is a town and civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon to the east, and the village of Evanton to the southwest. The parish has a population of 5,310, although the census locality, which includes part of the parish of Rosskeen, has a population of 5,186.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Alness
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Alanais
- UK place.static_image_name
- Scotland Alness Dalmore Distillery.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Dalmore Distillery reception house in Alness
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NH6569
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 127
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 458
- UK place.civil_parish
- AlnessRosskeen
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ross and Cromarty
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- UK place.post_town
- ALNESS
- UK place.postcode_district
- IV17
- UK place.postcode_area
- IV
- UK place.dial_code
- 01349
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Education
- Distilling
- Amenities
- Transport
- Sport
- Cycling
- Football
- Notes
- References
- External links
Alness (, ; ) is a town and civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon to the east, and the village of Evanton to the southwest. The parish has a population of 5,310, although the census locality, which includes part of the parish of Rosskeen, has a population of 5,186.
According to the Highland Council, the population of Alness has increased by around 20% since the last census in 2011. The population as of 2016 was 6,101.