Achgarve
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Coordinates: 57°52′52″N 5°33′51″W / 57.88122°N 5.56412°W
| Achgarve | |
| Scottish Gaelic: An t-Achadh Garbh | |
 Achgarve |
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 Achgarve
Achgarve shown within the Highland council area |
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| OS grid reference | NG887935 |
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| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Achnasheen |
| Postcode district | IV22 2 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Achgarve (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Achadh Garbh - the rough field[1]) is a small coastal crofting and fishing hamlet, situated between Gruinard Bay and Loch Ewe on the Rubha Mòr peninsula,[2] in the north west coast of Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands.[3]An old track leads from Achgarve across the peninsula to the deserted village of Slaggan at Slaggan Bay to the west.[4] A path also leads to Mellon Udrigle to the north of Achgarve and a coastal part connects it all the way around to Slaggan and then back to Achgarve.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir". Scottish Parliament. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/vl-trans.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ Lister, John Anthony (May 1978). The Scottish Highlands. Arco Pub. Co.. ISBN 9780668042420. http://books.google.com/books?id=hVCCAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "The Gazetteer for Scotland profile". http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst4547.html. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Smith, Roger; Woolnough, Kristina (1992). Highlands and islands. W & R Chambers. p. 77. ISBN 9780550221001. http://books.google.com/books?id=gauCAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Opinan to Greenstone Point & Slaggan". Nafirchlis. http://www.nafirchlis.co.uk/green.htm. Retrieved 28 January, 2011.
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