Knockfarrel, a conical eminence (579 feet) in Fodderty parish, Ross-shire, on the S side of Strathpeffer vale, 1¼ mile E by N of Strathpeffer Spa. Rising from the vale in so steep an ascent as to look almost mural, it is crowned with a vitrified fort, measuring 420 feet by 120, and defended by breastworks; and it commands a noble view to Craigphadrick in the vicinity of Inverness, and to the N Sutor of Cromarty.Ord. Sur., sh. 83, 1881.
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