Ockle

Ockle
Scottish Gaelic: Ocal
Ockle
 Ockle shown within the Lochaber area
OS grid referenceNM555705
Council areaHighland
Lieutenancy areaInverness
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ACHARACLE
Postcode district PH36
Dialling code 01972
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentRoss, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish ParliamentInverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 56°45′40″N 6°00′07″W / 56.761°N 6.002°W / 56.761; -6.002

Ockle (Scottish Gaelic: Ocal) is a remote hamlet, situated on the northcoast of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Ockle lies 6 miles northeast of Kilchoan on the southern coast of the peninsula. It is worth norting that the public road ends in Ockle.

There is a 7.5 mile long footpath running between Ockle (NM555704) and the public road at Arivegaig(NM651677) ( 2.5 miles from Acharacle)


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