Ardtoe
Ardtoe is a place on the coast of Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has sandy beaches with views to the island of Eigg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Riska Island.
Riska Island
Islet
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Riska Island is an islet, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ardtoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kentra and Acharacle.
Kentra
Hamlet
Kentra is a hamlet overlooking the east coast of Kentra Bay, on the north east end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula near Acharacle, Scottish Highlands. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Kentra is situated 2 miles southeast of Ardtoe.
Acharacle
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acharacle 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. Acharacle is situated 3½ miles southeast of Ardtoe.
Ockle
Hamlet
Ockle is a remote hamlet, situated on the northcoast of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Ockle is situated 4½ miles west of Ardtoe.
Ardtoe
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.76806° or 56° 46′ 5″ northLongitude
-5.88236° or 5° 52′ 57″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C8PQ499+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 8388595937OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Ardtoe” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ardtoe”
- Dutch: “Ardtoe”
- Irish: “Àird Tobha”
- Irish: “Àird Tògha”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Àird Tobha”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Newton of Ardtoe and Aonach.
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Highlights include Eilean Dhonuill and Creag nam Fitheach.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ardtoe”. Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.