Achinduin

Achinduin is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Achinduin is situated nearby to the locality An Doirlinn, as well as near the hamlet Kilcheran.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isle of Lismore and Achanduin Castle.

Isle of Lismore

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lismore is an island ten miles north of Oban in the sea inlet of Loch Linnhe. It's one of the Inner Hebrides islands, but little developed for tourism, and overlooked by visitors who sail by on the ferries.

Achanduin Castle

Castle

Photo: Paul Biggin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Achanduin Castle, is a castle, now in ruins, located about 5.0 kilometres west of Achnacroish on the north-western coastline of the island of Lismore, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Bernera Island

Island

Photo: Ken Craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bernera Island or simply Bernera is a tidal island off Lismore, in Argyll, Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achnacroish and Ganavan.

Achnacroish

Village

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Achnacroish is a hamlet on the Scottish island of Lismore. The harbour serves the ferry between Lismore and Oban. The hamlet has the island's primary school. Achnacroish is situated 2½ miles northeast of Achinduin.

Ganavan

Suburb

Ganavan is a small settlement on Ganavan Bay on the west coast of Scotland, around 1.5 miles north of the town of Oban. Ganavan is situated 5 miles southeast of Achinduin.

Dunbeg

Village

Photo: IJA, CC0.

Dunbeg, formerly known as Dunstaffnage, is a village about 2+1⁄2 miles outside of Oban, Scotland. It has a population of just under 1,000. It is home to the Scottish Association for Marine Science, one of the primary marine science centres in the UK. Dunbeg is situated 5 miles southeast of Achinduin.

Achinduin

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.49459° or 56° 29′ 41″ north

Longitude

-5.55429° or 5° 33′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C8PFCVW+R7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8412835511

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Achinduin and Mid Achinduin.

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Highlights include Dun site and Dun Cuilein, dun site.

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