Bower is a Village in the county of Highland.

Bower postcode: KW1 4TN

Retail in Bower

There are great places to visit near Bower including some great towns, mountains and lakes.

Fort William is one of Bower's best, nearby towns to visit in Bower.

There are a several good mountains in the area around Bower like Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis).

The area close to Bower boasts some of the best lakes including Loch Linnhe.

Bower History

There are some historic monuments around Bower:

• Halcro Manse,broch 640m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM556
• Chapel of Dunn, chapel, 300m SW of Oldhall House Ecclesiastical: chapel SM5732
• Cairn of Heathercow, long cairn, Brabster Moss Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM434
• Ring Hillock, cairn 280m S of Breezy Brae Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM474
• Gallow Hillock, cairn on Backlass Hill Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM450
• Scottag Cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3986
• Earl's Cairn,chambered cairn N of Hollandmake,Inkstack Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM449
• Scouthal Burn,chapel & The Clow Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM721
• Olrig House,broch 300m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM571
• Earney Hillock, chambered cairn 720m NE of Granton Mains, Bowermadden Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM439
• Gearsay Cairn,broch 240m SW of West Gersa Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM549
• Thurdistoft,broch 275m SSW of,Castletown Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM590
• Olrig House,broch 900m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM572
• Nipster, henge 250m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM7039
• Grey Cairn, broch 475m SE of Lynegar Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM452
• Oslie, chambered cairn 250m S of Lynegar House Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM472
• Trothanmas Hillock,cairn,Netherside,Castletown Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM493
• St Trothan's Church Ecclesiastical: church SM5566
• Bilbster, chambered cairn 1040m NNE of Bylbster Bridge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM431
• Castlehill, broch 400m NNW of Kylerhea Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch; Secular: Viking graves (pagan) SM2189
• Nether Banks, broch 220m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM609
• Carn A' Chladha, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM13632
• North Bilbster, standing stone 120m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM8484
• Ring of Castlehill, fort 380m SW of Summer Byres Secular: fort (non-prehistoric) SM576
• Castlehill Windmill,Olrig Industrial: farming, food production SM4274
• Green Hill Broch, 40m W of Grant Hall Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM551
• Dunnet,two cairns on W side of Dunnet-Castleton Road Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM448
• Lynegar, cairn 610m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM465
• Kirk o'Moss, site of St Duthac's Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel; Secular: shieling SM2659
• Hill of Works,broch 550m ESE of Barrock House Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM558
• Castletown Battery, battery 505m N of Tralorn 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13625
• Ham,chambered cairn 180m NW of,Brough Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM454
• Stone Lud, standing stone, recumbent stone and cairn 240m WSW of Ludstone Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM487