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Acharacle
Sign in to saveAcharacle (; , "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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Place details
- Locality
- Acharacle
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 201
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Acharacle
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Àth Tharracail
- UK place.population
- 201
- UK place.map_type
- Lochaber
- UK place.static_image_name
- Acharacle Pier, Loch Shiel.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Acharacle Pier and Loch Shiel
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NM678679
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Inverness
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
- UK place.post_town
- ACHARACLE
- UK place.postcode_district
- PH36
- UK place.postcode_area
- PH
- UK place.dial_code
- 01967
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 201
- Image
- Acharacle Pier, Loch Shiel.jpg
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Acharacle (; , "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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