Acharacle is a village in Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, within the area of Argyll. It remains in the Highland Council area of Scotland. The name is rendered Àth Tharracail in Scottish Gaelic, and also suggests "Tarracal's ford". The Gaelic name is made up of two globe components: àth ("ford") and also the personal name Tarracal. This personal name is cognate to the Scottish Gaelic Torcall as well as the English Torquil, which are stemmed from the Old Norse Þorketill. According to Moidart practice noted in the 19th century, Torquil was the leader of a pressure of Norwegians who were pursued by Somerled, and made a last stand at the waterfront below Acharacle Manse, where they were killed. Acharacle rests on the western end of Loch Shiel as well as its surrounding surroundings make it a vacation location for hill mountain climbers and naturalists. It has, to name a few resources, a tiny primary school with around 60 pupils, a resort (The Loch Shiel Resort), a garage, a baker's store, fish and also chip store, coffee shop and a grocery store/post office in addition to a medical professional's surgery. Acharacle has to do with 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) from the Dorlin Beach, where the damages of Castle Tioram lie. The population has to do with 300. It is connected to the communities of Mallaig on the west shore and Ft William by a mixed dual as well as single track roadway to the villages north and also by roadway south and also east and afterwards ferryboat at Ardgour to Fort William and also Oban. It is among the main centres for deer stalking on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. It sustains salmon as well as trout angling in Loch Shiel (based on local angling legal rights) and sea fishing from Loch Sunart which is nearby. Sheep farming as well as crofting are to be located locally as well as just recently a new distillery has been built close to the town. Shiel Buses service public transportation to both Mallaig and Ft William.