Achgarve (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Achadh Garbh - the rough field[1]) is a small coastal crofting and fishing hamlet, situated between Gruinard Bay and Loch Ewe on the Rubha Mòr peninsula,[2] in the north west coast of Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands.[3] An old track leads from Achgarve across the peninsula to the deserted village of Slaggan at Slaggan Bay to the west.[4]A path also leads to Mellon Udrigle to the north of Achgarve and a coastal part connects it all the way around to Slaggan and then back to Achgarve.[5]
Achgarve
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Achgarve | |
Location within the Highland council area | |
OS grid reference | NG887935 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Achnasheen |
Postcode district | IV22 2 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
References
edit- ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ Lister, John Anthony (May 1978). The Scottish Highlands. Arco Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0-668-04242-0. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "The Gazetteer for Scotland profile". Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Smith, Roger; Woolnough, Kristina (1992). Highlands and islands. W & R Chambers. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-550-22100-1.
- ^ "Opinan to Greenstone Point & Slaggan". Nafirchlis. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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