Achentoul
Achentoul is a hamlet in the Kinbrace area of Sutherland, in the Scottish council area of Highland. Consisting of a few farmhouses and barns, Achentoul lies around 1.5 miles north of Kinbrace along the A897 road and south of Loch An Ruathair.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Achintoul” and “Auchintoul”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kinbrace railway station.
Kinbrace railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinbrace railway station is a railway station serving the village of Kinbrace in the Highland council area in the north of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, 118 miles 20 chains from Inverness, between Kildonan and Forsinard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinbrace and Forsinard.
Kinbrace
Village
Photo: Sarah McGuire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinbrace is a small village in Sutherland in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies at the junction of the A897 and B871 and is 17 miles from Helmsdale by road.
Forsinard
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Milton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forsinard is a hamlet in the county of Sutherland in the Highland area of Scotland. It is located on the A897 road in Strath Halladale. It is served by a railway station on the Far North Line. Forsinard is situated 6 miles north of Achentoul.
Achentoul
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.27623° or 58° 16′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.92278° or 3° 55′ 22″ westElevation
522 feet (159 metres)Open location code
9CCR73GG+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1468528612OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Achentoul” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Achentoul”
- Dutch: “Achentoul”
- Irish: “Achadh an t-Sabhail”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Achentoul Hill and Loch an Ruathair.
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