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Acharacle, General

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Township (Period Unassigned), Village (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Acharacle, General

Classification Township (Period Unassigned), Village (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 277993

Site Number NM66NE 25

NGR NM 6849 6762

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/277993

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General oblique aerial view looking across Kentra Bay towards Loch Shiel and Acharacle, taken from the NNW.
General oblique aerial view looking across Kentra Bay towards Loch Shiel and Acharacle, taken from the NNW.Oblique aerial view of River Shiel, looking SE.General oblique aerial view looking towards Loch Shiel centred on the village, taken from the NW.General oblique aerial view looking along the River Shiel towards Loch Shiel and Acharacle, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view of The Torr fort and the River Shiel, looking SE.General oblique aerial view of Acharacle, looking SW.General oblique aerial view of Acharacle, looking SW.General oblique aerial view of River Shiel, looking SE.General oblique aerial view of the River Shiel and Acharacle with Loch Sunart beyond, looking SSE.General oblique aerial view of Acharacle, looking SW.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Ardnamurchan
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Lochaber
  • Former County Argyll

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Acharacle (Ath Tharracail - Torquil's Ford) Archetypal late 20th-century West Highland crofting township straggling over the scrubby moss at the west end of Loch Shiel, its unkempt crofts stitching the reclaimed ground with a succession of reedy seams running down to the water.

Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

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Aerial Photography (3 May 2007)

2007 RCAHMS Aerial Survey

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