MHG24908 - The Watchstone, Swanston Avenue, Inverness
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The Watchstone is a large natural rock to the west of 34 Swanston Avenue, Inverness. It is traditionally supposed to be the place where the townsfolk kept a lookout for possible troublemakers.
It has presumably given its name to the fishertown of Clachnaharry.
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John Wood
3/8/99
Natural, erratic, conglomerate boulder, now next to a house, therefore without its original landscape context.
Allison Fox
16/09/99
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6473 4643 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64NW |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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