Achfary
Achfary is a hamlet in the Scottish council area of Highland. To the east of the village lies Loch nan Ealachan. It is owned by the Grosvenor Estate and is renowned for its unusual black and white telephone box, erected in the 1960s.Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Achfarrie” and “Achfarry”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Stack.
Ben Stack
Peak
Ben Stack is a mountain in Sutherland, in the northwest of Scotland. It is 721 m high. It lies southeast of Laxford Bridge and northwest of Loch More along the A838 road, and just west of Loch Stack. Ben Stack is situated 2 miles northwest of Achfary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kylesku and Kylestrome.
Kylesku
Hamlet
Photo: Reboelje, Public domain.
Kylesku is a fishing hamlet in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Until 1984, it was the site of a free ferry. It takes its name from Caolas Cumhann, Gaelic for "narrow strait", which is the channel just to the west of the village that connects Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendubh to Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin. Kylesku is situated 5 miles southwest of Achfary.
Kylestrome
Hamlet
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kylestrome is a village on the north shore of Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, 2 miles northwest of Unapool, in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Kylestrome is situated 6 miles southwest of Achfary.
Achfary
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.31177° or 58° 18′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.91556° or 4° 54′ 56″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
9CCQ836M+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 10292371661OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Achfary” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Achfary”
- Catalan: “Achfary”
- Dutch: “Achfary”
- Irish: “Achadh Fairidh”
- Irish: “Achadh Taigh Phairidh”
- Scots: “Achfary”
- Swedish: “Achfary”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Achfary Forest and Stepping stones - bridge.
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