Acharacle
Acharacle is a town in Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, within the region of Argyll. It is in the Highland Council area of Scotland. The place name is provided Àth Tharracail in Scottish Gaelic, and also implies "Tarracal's ford". The Gaelic name is composed of two world elements: àth ("ford") as well as 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 kept in mind in the 19th century, Torquil was the leader of a force of Norwegians who were pursued by Somerled, and also made a last stand at the waterfront below Acharacle Manse, where they were killed. Acharacle lies on the western end of Loch Shiel and also its surrounding surroundings make it a vacation destination for hill climbers and biologists. It has, among other resources, a small primary school with about 60 pupils, a hotel (The Loch Shiel Resort), a garage, a baker's shop, fish and chip shop, cafe and a grocery store store/post office as well as a medical professional's surgical procedure. Acharacle is about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Dorlin Beach, where the ruins of Castle Tioram lie. The population is about 300. It is connected to the communities of Mallaig on the west shore as well as Fort William by a mixed twin and also solitary track road to the villages north and also by road southern and also east and then ferry at Ardgour to Ft William and also Oban. It is one of the main centres for deer stalking on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. It supports salmon and also trout fishing in Loch Shiel (based on neighborhood fishing rights) and also sea angling from Loch Sunart which neighbors. Lamb farming and also crofting are to be found locally as well as recently a brand-new distillery has been built near to the town. Shiel Buses service public transport to both Mallaig and also Fort William.
