Achtercairn

Achtercairn is a neighborhood in Highland Council, Scotland. Achtercairn is situated nearby to the neighborhood Strath, as well as near Achadesdale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gairloch Museum and Eilean Horrisdale.

Gairloch Museum

Museum

Photo: Macfack, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gairloch Museum is an independent museum in the Wester Ross region of Scotland. The museum is located in the Highland village of Gairloch, in Achtercairn.

Eilean Horrisdale

Island

Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Horrisdale is an uninhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland. Eilean Horrisdale is situated 2 miles southwest of Achtercairn.

Dry Island is an inhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland, and part of the Inner Hebrides. Dry Island is translated from the Gaelic name for the Island "Eilean Tioram". Dry Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Achtercairn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gairloch and Lonemore.

Gairloch

Photo: Dmacle2179, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gairloch is a straggling community along the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 620 in 2020. The land is hilly and farming isn't very productive, but shellfishing remains a traditional occupation.

Lonemore

Neighborhood

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lonemore is a crofting village on the north shore of Gair Loch near the village of Gairloch, Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Charlestown

Neighborhood

Charlestown is a small hamlet, making up one of the settlements which are collectively called Gairloch, and located 2 kilometres south of the main village of Gairloch, and overlooking the harbour area, on the west of Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Achtercairn

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Auchtercairn”
Category: locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.72767° or 57° 43′ 40″ north

Longitude

-5.69166° or 5° 41′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C9PP8H5+38

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13594082990

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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