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- Avoch abstract "Avoch (/ˈɒx/ OKH; from the Scottish Gaelic: Abhach – meaning mouth of the stream) is a harbour-village located on the south-east coast of the Black Isle, on the Moray Firth.Ormond Castle or Avoch Castle was a stronghold built on the site and served as a royal castle to William the Lion; passed on to the Morays of Petty then Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, upon his marriage to Joanna de Moravia in 1362. Descendants of Archibald, were to take the title of Earl of Ormonde from the castle.Legend has it that the village was founded by survivors of the Spanish Armada.Intrepid Scottish-Canadian explorer Sir Alexander Mackenzie, the first European to explore the great Canadian river now known as the Mackenzie River, crossing North America twice, to the Arctic Ocean in 1789 and Pacific Ocean in 1793, retired to Avoch in 1812 where he died in 1820 and was buried in the old Avoch Parish churchyard.Avoch was the location of Rosehaugh (Pittanochtie) House, perhaps the most magnificent mansion house in the Scottish Highlands until it was demolished in 1959. Craigie Well at Avoch on the Black Isle has offerings of both coins and clouties. Rags, wool and human hair were also used as charms against sorcery, and as tokens of penenace and fulfilment of a vow (Sharp 1998).Much of Avoch's wealth has come from its fishing industry, and it remains a significant contributor to the village economy, with several large fishing boats owned or crewed from Avoch and an active fishermen's co-operative based there. The harbour is no longer used by the larger boats for landing but is used by leisure craft and boats taking visitors to see the dolphins in the inner Moray Firth at Chanonry Point. In addition to the fishing industry, commuting to Inverness and tourism provide income to the village. Lazy Corner, named for the youngsters who gathered there to pass the time, has been moved by the road widening in the Eighties, and spruced up by a sculpture intended to add character to the village. It is still a gathering place.".
- Avoch areaCode "01381 62".
- Avoch councilArea Highland_(council_area).
- Avoch country United_Kingdom.
- Avoch gridReference "NH699553".
- Avoch populationTotal "891".
- Avoch postalCode "IV9 8xx".
- Avoch thumbnail Avoch_Harbour_scotland-3.jpg?width=300.
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- Avoch wikiPageID "5887639".
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- Avoch constituencyScottishParliament Skye,_Lochaber_and_Badenoch_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency).
- Avoch constituencyWestminster Ross,_Skye_and_Lochaber_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- Avoch country "Scotland".
- Avoch dialCode "138162".
- Avoch gaelicName "Abhach".
- Avoch hasPhotoCollection Avoch.
- Avoch latitude "57.569327".
- Avoch longitude "-4.175335".
- Avoch mapType "Scotland".
- Avoch officialName "Avoch".
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- Avoch population "891".
- Avoch populationRef "est. 1,000".
- Avoch postTown "AVOCH".
- Avoch postcodeArea "IV".
- Avoch postcodeDistrict "IV9 8xx".
- Avoch unitaryScotland Highland_(council_area).
- Avoch subject Category:Populated_places_in_Ross_and_Cromarty.
- Avoch subject Category:Post_towns_in_the_IV_postcode_area.
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- Avoch type PopulatedPlacesInRossAndCromarty.
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- Avoch type Place.
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- Avoch type Settlement.
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- Avoch comment "Avoch (/ˈɒx/ OKH; from the Scottish Gaelic: Abhach – meaning mouth of the stream) is a harbour-village located on the south-east coast of the Black Isle, on the Moray Firth.Ormond Castle or Avoch Castle was a stronghold built on the site and served as a royal castle to William the Lion; passed on to the Morays of Petty then Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, upon his marriage to Joanna de Moravia in 1362.".
- Avoch label "Avoch".
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- Avoch lat "57.569327".
- Avoch long "-4.175335".
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- Avoch depiction Avoch_Harbour_scotland-3.jpg.
- Avoch isPrimaryTopicOf Avoch.
- Avoch name "Abhach".
- Avoch name "Avoch".