Acharn
Acharn is a dwelling in Highland Council, Scotland. Acharn is situated nearby to the ruins Kerb Cairn, as well as near the river Snag Pool.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinlochaline Castle.
Kinlochaline Castle
Castle
Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinlochaline Castle is a 15th-century Scottish tower house on the Ardtornish estate in Morvern in the Highland council area. It is also known as Caisteal an Ime because a Lady of Clan MacInnes, Dubh Chal, is said to have paid the builder with butter equal to the volume of the castle. Kinlochaline Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Acharn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochaline.
Lochaline
Village
Photo: JMiall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lochaline is the main village in the Morvern area of Highland, Scotland. Historian ‘Philip Gaskell’ records that, at the time of the Highland Clearances, in about 1830, John Sinclair of Lochaline founded Lochaline village. Lochaline is situated 4 miles south of Acharn.
Acharn
- Type: Dwelling
- Categories: locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.58879° or 56° 35′ 20″ northLongitude
-5.74581° or 5° 44′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C8PH7Q3+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 9753139402OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
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Highlights include Kerb Cairn and Acharn Pool.
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