River Lane 3, River Lane, Alness, Scottish Highlands
Key Features
- Outstanding opportunity for low-cost land ownership in the Scottish Highlands
- Amazing location on North Coast 500
- Direct access to River Averon with fishing rights included
- Beautiful location with potential for multiple uses
- Freehold land with excellent access
- Plot measured at 535sqm (5758sqft)
- High demand area with extremely limited land supply.
- Bid now! To avoid missing out
Description
Waterside plot of land in amazing location within the attractive Highland town of Alness on the famous North Coast 500 tourist route.
Amazing location on the heart of whisky country with famous distilleries nearby including Glenmorangie, Dalmore, Teaninich, Ardross and Invergordon. All are easily accessible and offer wonderful tours and tasting events- creating further draw to the area.
The plot has been measured at 535sqm (5758sqft), is easily accessed and offers direct access to the River Averon with fishing rights included. The river as regarded as a classic 'spate' river. Best enjoyed when water levels rise and fall. The water runs from it's source at Loch Morie and is home to many hardy fish including the majestic salmon (Permit may be required for salmon fishing).
The land is offered on a FREEHOLD basis and offers for immediate use with potential for multiple uses.
The surrounding area has recently seen residential development so the opportunity may exist to develop the plot but it is offered without planning permission and the auctioneer can give no advice on planning.
Alness is an exceptional location for land ownership as it is located only 20 miles north of the City of Inverness (The Capital of the Highlands) with direct access from the A9 trunk road making travel easy from the airport and strong connectivity across the Highlands.
Alness enjoys a active local economy with a strong demand for land- recreational and development land and has appeals strongly to investors with significant growth in demand in recent years.
The town enjoys an ideal position on the Cromarty Firth Green Freeport Zone almost guaranteeing long-term housing demand and employment growth creating a significant long-term growth in land value.
Significant local attractions include The Fyrish Monument, Alness Golf Club, Dolphin watching at the nearby Chanonry Point and the stunning river walk along the banks of the River Averon.
For the Golfer- Alness Golf Club is the primary course located in town, offering an 18-hole parkland layout on Ardross Road with views of the Cromarty Firth. Several other scenic and championship courses are within easy driving distance, notably Royal Dornoch and Fortrose & Rosemarkie.
High demand area with extremely limited land supply. Act now to avoid disappointment.
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-17
Utilities & Restrictions
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Property Features
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Bridgend Primary School235 metres
- Pupils
- 278
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Coulhill Primary School565 metres
- Pupils
- 196
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Obsdale Primary School1 mile
- Pupils
- 115
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Ardross Primary School2.5 miles
- Pupils
- 27
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Newmore Primary School2.9 miles
- Pupils
- 36
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Alness Academy803 metres
- Pupils
- 505
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Invergordon Academy3.4 miles
- Pupils
- 343
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Dingwall Academy9.3 miles
- Pupils
- 1,062
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Fortrose Academy9.5 miles
- Pupils
- 646
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Tain Royal Academy11 miles
- Pupils
- 516
- Type
- Non-denominational
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Green space
Walking trail
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
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Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
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