Swordale, Ross-shire

Swordale
Swordale Location within the Highland council area
OS grid reference	NH585652
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Evanton
Postcode district	IV16 9
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 57°39′19″N4°22′21″W / 57.65523°N 4.37256°W / 57.65523; -4.37256

Swordale is a very small village which lies below the hill of the same name and above the River Sgitheach, in the parish of Kiltearn in eastern Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands. ^{[1] [2]}

Swordale is connected by road to the village of Evanton, 2 miles (3 kilometres) east, beyond which is the Cromarty Firth. To the west lies Ben Wyvis.

The ornithologist Anne Constance Jackson was born at Swordale in 1889. She married fellow ornithologist and intelligence officer Richard Meinertzhagen, and was killed at Swordale in 1928, under circumstances which remain controversial (see Annie Meinertzhagen#Death).

References

1. Microsoft; Nokia. "Swordale, Ross-shire" (Map). Bing Maps . Microsoft. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
2. "Swordale, Ross-shire" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 27 February 2017.