Acharn, Perth and Kinross

Acharn
Acharn
Acharn shown within Perth and Kinross
OS grid reference	NN755437
Council area	Perth and Kinross
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABERFELDY
Postcode district	PH15
Dialling code	01887

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Perth and North Perthshire
Scottish Parliament	Perthshire North

The Falls of Acharn.

Acharn (Scottish Gaelic: Àth a' Chàirn meaning 'The field of the cairn or cairns') is a hamlet in the Kenmore parish of the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. It is situated on the south shore of Loch Tay close to its eastern end.^[1] The hamlet was built in the early 19th century to house workers from the surrounding estates. A mill was constructed to harness the power of the nearby Acharn Burn, and this was converted into a craft centre in the 1970s but is not one anymore. There is a bridge in the middle that goes over the Acharn burn.

The Falls of Acharn, a series of waterfalls with a total height of 24.5 metres (80 ft) set in a steep wooded gorge, are a popular tourist attraction on the nearby Acharn Burn south of the hamlet, which is a dangerous place to walk dogs without leads. The Acharn Falls Walk is about 1 mile straight up and down from the village. This walk has fabulous views of the falls above the village of Acharn, which is a short distance from the Scottish Crannog Centre on the south of Loch Tay Road, just outside the village of Kenmore. The upper falls have a timber walkway constructed by the Officers and men of the 202 Field Squadron RE (V) in June 1989. There is also a 'Hermits Cave' possibly constructed by the Victorians as a kind of folly.

William Wordsworth is known to have visited the falls in 1803 with his sister Dorothy, who noted in her diary the "very beautiful prospect" available of Loch Tay from the falls.

The 'Scottish Crannog Centre' with a reconstructed prehistoric lake dwelling is a short distance to the east at Croft-na-Caber.

The former mill is now a house.

References

↑ "Loch Tay and Glen Dochart", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2008, ISBN 0-319-22979-3

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Acharn on the Gazetteer for Scotland

Perth and Kinross
Gowrie and Stormont	Abernethy Abernyte Achalader Airntully Alyth Ardler Balbeggie Bankfoot Blairgowrie and Rattray Burrelton Campmuir Caputh Clunie Collace Cottown Craigie Coupar Angus Dunkeld and Birnam Errol Finegand Forteviot Glencarse Harrietfield Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield Inchture Inchyra Invergowrie Kettins Kilspindie Kinloch Kinnaird Kinrossie Kirkmichael Leetown Longforgan Luncarty Meikleour Meigle Moneydie Murthly Perth Pitcairngreen Rait Redgorton Rhynd St Madoes Scone Spittal of Glenshee Stanley Waterloo Wolfhill Woodside
Atholl	Aldclune Blair Atholl Ballinluig Bridge of Tilt Dalguise Dowally Kinnaird Killiecrankie Logierait Old Blair Pitlochry Trinafour
Breadalbane	Aberfeldy Acharn Achnafauld Amulree Ardtalnaig Dull Fearnan Fortingall Grandtully Kinloch Rannoch Lawers Kenmore Strathtay Weem
Strathearn	Aberargie Abercairny Aberdalgie Aberuthven Almondbank Ardoch Auchterarder Blackford Braco Bridge of Earn Carpow Comrie Crieff Dunning Findo Gask Forgandenny Forteviot Greenloaning Invermay Madderty Methven Monzievaird Muthill Ochtertyre Pitkeathly Wells St Fillans Tibbermore Tullibardine
Kinross/Fothriff	Abbots Deuglie Balado Blairingone Carnbo Carsehall Crook of Devon Dalqueich Duncrievie Glenfarg Glenlomond Kinnesswood Kinross Middleton Milnathort Powmill Rumbling Bridge Scotlandwell

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