Acharacle
Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°44′40″ N 5°47′50″ W
- Population
- 201
- 201
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Acharacle
Acharacle is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 201. Elevation: 8 m.
Acharacle (; Scottish Gaelic: Àth Tharracail, "Torquil's ford") is a village on the landward end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, at the foot of Loch Shiel. The ford referred to in the name spans the River Shiel, and, according to legend, was the site of a battle between Somerled and a Norwegian warrior named Torquil.
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In comparison
- No. 76 of 110 places in Highland by population
- Nearest larger town: Strontian, 15 km E
- 105 sights and natural places within 10 km Tom a' Chliabhain, Meall Buidhe
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tom a' Chliabhain Mountain, Highland0.6 km SW
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Meall Buidhe Mountain, Highland0.8 km W
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Creag an Loibein Mountain, Highland1 km SW
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River Shiel River, Highland1.1 km NE
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Tom na h-Eilde Mountain, Highland1.9 km S
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Creag a' Chait Mountain, Highland2.1 km SE
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