Alness (/ ˈɔːlnəs /, AWL-nis; Scottish Gaelic: Alanais) is a town and civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the Cromarty Firth, with …

The original Alness was but a small crofting community opposite the old Kirk and saw its main expansion in the nineteenth century thanks to Captain Hugh Munro of Teaninich, who also …

In 1878, during the construction of a branch line from Alness station to Dalmore distillery, which is close to the sea-shore, 18 pre-historic graves were discovered.

Alness, village, Highland council area, historic county of Ross-shire, historic region of Ross and Cromarty, northern Scotland, situated on the northern shore of the Cromarty Firth. The village …

Jun 17, 2024 · Guide to Alness ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. ALNESS, a …

Alness, Ross and Cromarty genealogy site with description, census transcripts, parish records, and many other resources.

Lookup searches – Access records in Scottish archives for ancestors in this parish (e.g. Kirk Session Records). Available from £1 a name a year. Poor Law appeals – Indexed Poor Law …

Within the burial ground of Alness is the roofless remains of Alness Old Parish Church which is thought to have been reconstructed in 1775 and which was unroofed in 1970. Occupying a …

The first stone bridge was built across the Averon river by Thomas Telford. Teaninich Distillery was founded in the town. A mail coach service began from Inverness to Thurso, via Alness. …

The first known reference to a parish church at Alness is from 1227, although the stonework that survives from the medieval church (in the lower parts of the north wall and east gable) …