Loch a‘ Gharbh-àirde

Loch a‘ Gharbh-àirde is a lake in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Loch a‘ Gharbh-àirde is situated nearby to the village Arinagour, as well as near the hamlet Acha.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eilean Ornsay and Dùn Anlaimh.

Eilean Ornsay

Islet

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Ornsay is a rocky and uninhabited island located off the south-western coast of the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is situated on the western side of Loch Eatharna and is joined to Coll at low tide.

Dùn Anlaimh

Archaeological site

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Dùn Anlaimh, also known as Dùn Amhlaidh, and Eilean nan Cinneachan, is a crannog, located within Loch nan Cinneachan on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll.

Dùn an Achaidh

Archaeological site

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Dùn an Achaidh, sometimes Anglicised as Dun Acha, is a dun located near the village of Acha on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is considered the best preserved dun on the island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coll and Arinagour.

Coll

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Coll is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide and in 2011 had a population of 195, mostly in the ferry port of Arinagour.

Arinagour

Village

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Arinagour is a village on the island of Coll, in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island, and the location of the island's ferry terminal. It has a population of around 50.