Achnahannet
Achnahannet is a small hamlet and farm estate located near the northwest shore of Loch Ness in Invernesshire, Highland, Scotland. It lies south of Drumnadrochit along the A82 road, just southwest of Lenie and Urquhart Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dwelling
- Description: hamlet near Loch Ness, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Achnahannet, Loch Ness”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle.
Loch Ness
Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loch Ness is a lake or loch which runs for 23 miles along the fault line of the Great Glen in the Scottish Highlands. It's a mile wide, very deep, and dark with peat.
Urquhart Castle
Castle
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urquhart Castle is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. The castle is on the A82 road, 21 kilometres southwest of Inverness and two kilometres east of Drumnadrochit. Urquhart Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Achnahannet.
Glen Urquhart High School
School
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Glen Urquhart High School is a six-year comprehensive secondary school situated in Drumnadrochit. The school's primary catchment area ranges from Abriachan in the north to Invermoriston in the south, and as far west as Cannich and Tomich. Glen Urquhart High School is situated 2 miles north of Achnahannet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverfarigaig and Lewiston.
Inverfarigaig
Village
Photo: Tony Ayland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverfarigaig is a hamlet at the mouth of the River Farigaig, on the south-east shore of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Lewiston
Village
Photo: Richard Haworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lewiston is a small linear village, situated less than 1 mile southeast of Drumnadrochit, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Lewiston is situated 2 miles north of Achnahannet.
Strone
Hamlet
Strone is a small hamlet in the administrative county of the Scottish Highlands and in the historic county of Inverness-shire. It lies on the foot of the hill, Creag na h-Iolaire, in Glen Urquhart within the Great Glen, and the closest settlement to Urquhart Castle, which lies down the hill to the East. Strone is situated 2 miles northeast of Achnahannet.
Achnahannet
- Categories: hamlet, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.30179° or 57° 18′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.47037° or 4° 28′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C9Q8G2H+PVOpenStreetMap ID
node 9839104744OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwellingWikidata ID
Q4673843
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Dutch—“Achnahannet” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Achnahannet”
- Dutch: “Achnahannet”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Achnahannet”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.