Achamore House
Achamore House is a mansion on the Isle of Gigha, Scotland. It was built in 1884 for Lt-Col William James Scarlett, and the extensive gardens were laid out by Sir James Horlick from 1944.Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Email: info@achamoregigha.co.uk
- Type: Hotel
- Description: country house on Gigha, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Achamore House, Achamore Estate, Gigha” and “Gigha, Achamore Estate, Achamore House”
- Postal code: PA41 7AD
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilchattan Chapel and Gigha Parish Church.
Kilchattan Chapel
Ruins
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilchattan Chapel is a ruined medieval chapel near Ardminish, Isle of Gigha, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Built in the 13th century, the chapel was dedicated to St. Cathan. Kilchattan Chapel is situated 780 feet north of Achamore House.
Gigha Parish Church
Church
Photo: TheTurfBurner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gigha Parish Church is situated 3,900 feet north of Achamore House.
Craro Island
Islet
Photo: derek lockhart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craro Island is an islet, which is situated 1 mile west of Achamore House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardminish and Gigha.
Ardminish
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardminish is the sole village on the Isle of Gigha in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and considered its "capital". It is connected to the mainland through a regular ferry service that runs to Tayinloan.
Gigha
Gigha is an island 3 miles off Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. The name is probably from Norse Guðey, “god’s island” or “good island”. It’s about 6 miles north-south by 1½ miles wide, and in 2011 had a population of 163.
Tayinloan
Village
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tayinloan is a village situated on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village has a sub post office, general store and a small hotel, a village hall and a play park. Tayinloan is situated 3½ miles east of Achamore House.
Achamore House
- Categories: country house, building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.66689° or 55° 40′ 1″ northLongitude
-5.74996° or 5° 44′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C7PM782+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 836038009OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelWikidata ID
Q4673448
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In Other Languages
From French to Slovak—“Achamore House” goes by many names.
- French: “Achamore House”
- Slovak: “Achamore House”
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