Hill Of Fearn

Hill of Fearn is a small village near Tain in Easter Ross, in the Scottish council area of Highland. GeographyThe village is on the B9165 road, between the A9 trunk road and the smaller hamlet of Fearn to the southeast. The parish church of Fearn Abbey stands a few minutes walk to the south-east of the village. Coincidentally, one of its Abbots, Abbot Finlay McFaed (d. 1485) almost shares his unusual surname with the present renovator and owner of Balnagown Castle (Seat of the Clan Ross, 10 minutes drive to the southwest) - Mohamed Al Fayed. The former RNAS Fearn (HMS Owl) is to the south of the village. VillageHill of Fearn has a garage, post office and village shop and butcher's, primary school, bus stop, and a hotel /pub called Fearn Hotel. The Fearn railway station on the Far North Line is a mile from the village. The "N" on the sign into the village is often removed, giving the village the more sinister title of "Hill of Fear" - despite the best efforts of Highland Council to replace the N, or the entire sign itself, on a number of occasions.

Hill of Fearn is a small village near Tain in Easter Ross, in the Scottish council area of Highland. GeographyThe village is on the B9165 road, between the A9 trunk road and the smaller hamlet of Fearn to the southeast. The parish church of Fearn Abbey stands a few minutes walk to the south-east of the village. Coincidentally, one of its Abbots, Abbot Finlay McFaed (d. 1485) almost shares his unusual surname with the present renovator and owner of Balnagown Castle (Seat of the Clan Ross, 10 minutes drive to the southwest) - Mohamed Al Fayed. The former RNAS Fearn (HMS Owl) is to the south of the village. VillageHill of Fearn has a garage, post office and village shop and butcher's, primary school, bus stop, and a hotel /pub called Fearn Hotel. The Fearn railway station on the Far North Line is a mile from the village. The "N" on the sign into the village is often removed, giving the village the more sinister title of "Hill of Fear" - despite the best efforts of Highland Council to replace the N, or the entire sign itself, on a number of occasions.