Altandhu
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Coordinates: 58°03′17″N 5°24′34″W / 58.05468°N 5.40955°W
| Altandhu | |
 Altandhu
Altandhu shown within the Highland council area |
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| Population | 5 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | NB989123 |
| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | IV26 2 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
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.
In the 1880s the hamlet had a population of almost 120, although population was down to nothing by 1930. Five residents were recorded in 2001.[1]
Altandhu lies 3 miles southeast of Reiff and 2 miles northwest of Polbain and about 6 miles from the main village of Achiltibuie along the coast road to the east.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Altandhu". Undiscovered Scotland. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/achiltibuie/alltandhu/index.html. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
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