Achgarve

Achgarve
Scottish Gaelic: An t-Achadh Garbh

Achgarve
Achgarve
 Achgarve shown within the Highland council area
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Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Achnasheen
Postcode district IV22 2
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentRoss, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish ParliamentCaithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places
UK
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Coordinates: 57°52′52″N 5°33′51″W / 57.88122°N 5.56412°W / 57.88122; -5.56412

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]

References

  1. ↑ Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. ↑ Lister, John Anthony (May 1978). The Scottish Highlands. Arco Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0-668-04242-0. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Gazetteer for Scotland profile". Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  4. ↑ Smith, Roger; Woolnough, Kristina (1992). Highlands and islands. W & R Chambers. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-550-22100-1. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Opinan to Greenstone Point & Slaggan". Nafirchlis. Retrieved 28 January 2011.


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