Acharacle
Acharacle is a village in Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, within the county of Argyll. It is in the Highland Council location of Scotland. The name is provided Àth Tharracail in Scottish Gaelic, and indicates "Tarracal's ford". The Gaelic name is composed of 2 world components: àth ("ford") and also the personal name Tarracal. This personal name is cognate to the Scottish Gaelic Torcall and also the English Torquil, which are originated from the Old Norse Þorketill. According to Moidart custom noted in the 19th century, Torquil was the leader of a force of Norwegians who were pursued by Somerled, and made a last stand at the riverside listed below Acharacle Manse, where they were killed. Acharacle pushes the western end of Loch Shiel and also its surrounding scenery make it a holiday destination for hillside mountain climbers and also naturalists. It has, among other sources, a tiny primary school with about 60 students, a hotel (The Loch Shiel Hotel), a garage, a baker's shop, fish and also chip shop, cafe as well as a grocery store store/post office as well as a doctor's surgery. Acharacle is about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Dorlin Beach, where the ruins of Castle Tioram lie. The population has to do with 300. It is connected to the communities of Mallaig on the west coast and Fort William by a mixed twin and also single track roadway to the villages north as well as by roadway south and also east and then ferryboat at Ardgour to Fort William and also Oban. It is one of the main centres for deer tracking on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. It sustains salmon and trout fishing in Loch Shiel (based on local angling rights) and also sea angling from Loch Sunart which neighbors. Lamb farming and also crofting are to be located locally and also lately a new distillery has actually been constructed near the village. Shiel Buses service public transportation to both Mallaig and Fort William.
