Achfary
Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°18′42″ N 4°54′56″ W
- Elevation
- 48 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Achfary
Achfary is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 48 m.
Achfary (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh Taigh Phairidh) is a hamlet in the Scottish council area of Highland. To the east of the village lies Loch nan Ealachan. It is owned by the Grosvenor Estate (the Duke of Westminster) and is renowned for its unusual black and white telephone box, erected in the 1960s. In response to a campaign by the Duke to keep the box in place, a spokesman for BT said in October 2008 that it had been "used for three chargeable calls last year and 29 in all.
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In comparison
- Nearest larger town: Drumbeg, 18 km SW
- 106 sights and natural places within 10 km Glas Shron, Ben Screavie
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glas Shron Mountain, Highland1.5 km S
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Ben Screavie Mountain, Highland1.7 km E
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Aird a' Chuilinn Mountain, Highland2 km NE
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Loch Stack Lake, Highland2.4 km N
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Meall a' Cheardaich Mountain, Highland2.5 km E
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Rubh Aird a' Mhadaidh Mountain, Highland3.2 km N
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