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Foyers (Scottish Gaelic: Foithir, meaning "shelving slope") [1] is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland, [2] lying on the east shore of Loch Ness. The village is situated on the B852, part of the Military Road built by General George Wade , 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Fort Augustus .
The Falls of Foyers (Scottish Gaelic: Eas na Smùide, meaning the smoking falls) are two waterfalls on the River Foyers, which feeds Loch Ness, in Highland, Scotland.They are located on the lower portion of the River Foyers, and consist of the upper falls, with a drop of 46 feet (14 m) and the lower falls, which drop 98 feet (30 m).
Confusingly 'linn' can denote either a fall or the plunge pool or indeed a confined stretch of water. ‘Spout’ is another common word found throughout England and Scotland for particular types of fall though it is usually replaced by ‘sput’ in the formerly Gaelic-speaking parts of the latter.
Stratherrick (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Fhairgeag / Srath Fharragaig) is a strath situated above the south-eastern shore of Loch Ness, in the Scottish Highlands, Scotland. [1] Much of the strath is covered by Loch Mhòr. This is a generally shallow loch, which acts as a reservoir for the Foyers hydro electricity scheme.
Foyer served on the general council of the STUC for many years, served a term as chair of the STUC's youth committee. In 2020, she was appointed as General Secretary of the STUC, the first woman to hold the post. [3] [4] In March 2023, it was announced that Foyer would be joining Scottish newspaper The National as a regular columnist. [5]
This list includes the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment.
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, chief of the Clan Fraser of Lovat, had for a long time held back in committing himself to the Jacobite cause. [1] However, according to historian Christopher Duffy he sent one of his leading clansmen, James Fraser of Foyers, to kidnap Duncan Forbes, Lord Culloden who was the leader of the British-Hanoverian cause in the north-east of Scotland. [1]
Bob Foyers (1868–1942), UK soccer player; Christine Foyer (born 1952), UK botanist; Jean Foyer (1921–2008), French politician; Lucien Le Foyer (1872–1952), French politician and pacifist; Mats Foyer (born 1954), Swedish ambassador to North Korea; Roz Foyer (born 1972), Scottish trade unionist