Achgarve

Achgarve
Scottish Gaelic: *An t-Achadh Garbh*
Achgarve Scottish Gaelic: An t-Achadh Garbh;
	Achgarve
	Achgarve Location within the Highland council area
OS grid reference	NG887935
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Achnasheen
Postcode district	IV22 2
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross;
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross;
	List of places UK Scotland 57°52′52″N 5°33′51″W / 57.88122°N 5.56412°W

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]

References

^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
^ Lister, John Anthony (May 1978). The Scottish Highlands. Arco Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0-668-04242-0. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^ "The Gazetteer for Scotland profile". Retrieved 11 March 2010.
^ Smith, Roger; Woolnough, Kristina (1992). Highlands and islands. W & R Chambers. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-550-22100-1.
^ "Opinan to Greenstone Point & Slaggan". Nafirchlis. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

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[Mac_an_Tàilleir-1] Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

[Lister1978-2] Lister, John Anthony (May 1978). The Scottish Highlands. Arco Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0-668-04242-0. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[3] "The Gazetteer for Scotland profile". Retrieved 11 March 2010.

[SmithWoolnough1992-4] Smith, Roger; Woolnough, Kristina (1992). Highlands and islands. W & R Chambers. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-550-22100-1.

[5] "Opinan to Greenstone Point & Slaggan". Nafirchlis. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

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Achgarve Scottish Gaelic: An t-Achadh Garbh
Achgarve
Achgarve Location within the Highland council area
OS grid reference	NG887935
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Achnasheen
Postcode district	IV22 2

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 57°52′52″N 5°33′51″W / 57.88122°N 5.56412°W / 57.88122; -5.56412

Achgarve

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