Acharacle Parish Church

Acharacle Parish Church is a church in Highland Council, Scotland. Acharacle Parish Church is situated nearby to the cemetery Acharacle Parish Graveyard, as well as near the lake Lochan a‘ Churraidh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acharacle and Kentra.

Acharacle

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Acharacle is a village on the landward end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, at the foot of Loch Shiel. The ford referred to in the name spans the River Shiel, and, according to legend, was the site of a battle between Somerled and a Norwegian warrior named Torquil.

Kentra

Hamlet

Kentra is a hamlet overlooking the east coast of Kentra Bay, on the north east end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula near Acharacle, Scottish Highlands. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Kentra is situated 1½ miles west of Acharacle Parish Church.

Salen

Village

Photo: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salen is a coastal village on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, overlooking Salen Bay which is an inlet of the sea loch, Loch Sunart. Located in the Scottish council area of Highland, it is on the road to Ardnamurchan Point, the most westerly point of mainland Britain. Salen is situated 2½ miles southeast of Acharacle Parish Church.

Acharacle Parish Church

Type: Church
Denomination: Church of Scotland
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.74866° or 56° 44′ 55″ north

Longitude

-5.80358° or 5° 48′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C8PP5XW+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 503546788

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=church_of_scotland

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