Brae of Achnahaird, dun
Brae of Achnahaird, dun is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Brae of Achnahaird, dun is situated nearby to Achnahaird Beach, as well as near the lake Loch a‘ Chaorainn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch Vatachan and Loch Osgaig.
Loch Vatachan
Lake
Loch Vatachan or more correctly in Gaelic Loch Bhatachan is a freshwater loch in Wester Ross, Scotland, just over a kilometre north of Achiltibuie. The name is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic bhàthaichean, meaning "of the byre" i.e. Loch Vatachan is situated 1½ miles south of Brae of Achnahaird, dun.
Loch Osgaig
Lake
Loch Osgaig is a small remote and deep freshwater loch, orientated on north-west to south-east axis, that is located 1 miles south of Enard Bay and 2 mile northeast of Achiltibuie and immediately north west of Loch Bad a' Ghaill. Loch Osgaig is situated 2 miles southeast of Brae of Achnahaird, dun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achnahaird and Coigach.
Achnahaird
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achnahaird is a small settlement on Achnahaird Bay in Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish council area of Highland. The beach at Achnahaird Bay was used in the filming of 'The Eagle'.
Coigach
Locality
Photo: paddy heron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coigach is a peninsula north of Ullapool, in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The area consists of a traditional crofting and fishing community of a couple of hundred houses located between mountain and shore on a peninsula looking over the Summer Isles and the sea.
Altandhu
Village
Altandhu is a small hamlet, overlooking the sea loch, Loch an Alltain Duibh to the west, on the western shore of the Rubha Mor Peninsula, in the Achiltibuie area, in Ullapool, Ross-shire, Scotland, within the Scottish council area of Highland. Altandhu is situated 2 miles southwest of Brae of Achnahaird, dun.
Brae of Achnahaird, dun
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.06873° or 58° 4′ 7″ northLongitude
-5.36365° or 5° 21′ 49″ westOpen location code
9CCP3J9P+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1391826699OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Achnahaird Beach and Loch a‘ Chaorainn.
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