Evanton

Evanton ( or ) 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 north of Inverness, some southwest of Alness, and northeast of Dingwall.

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Place details

Locality: Evanton
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 1,390
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.gaelic_name: Baile Eòghainn
UK place.official_name: Evanton
UK place.static_image_name: EvantonMainStreet.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The main street from opposite the Novar Arms
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.os_grid_reference: NH 6068866089
UK place.map_type: Ross and Cromarty
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: DINGWALL
UK place.postcode_district: IV16
UK place.postcode_area: IV
UK place.dial_code: 01349

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: village
Official name: Baile Eòghainn
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 1360
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Image: EvantonMainStreet.jpg

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Commons category: Evanton
historic county: Ross-shire
OS grid reference: NH605665
native label: Baile Eòghainn
inception: 1807-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

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Kiltearn background
History
Governance
Demographics
Geography
Economy
Transport
Culture
Miscellaneous
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Evanton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.