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Acharacle Scottish Gaelic: Àth Tharracail
Acharacle Pier and Loch Shiel
AcharacleLocation within the Lochaber area
Population	201
OS grid reference	NM678679
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Inverness
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ACHARACLE
Postcode district	PH36
Dialling code	01967
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
List of places UK Scotland 56°44′42″N 5°48′07″W / 56.745°N 5.802°W / 56.745; -5.802

Acharacle (/əˈhærəkəl/; Scottish Gaelic: Àth Tharracail, "Torquil's ford") is a village on the landward end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, at the foot of Loch Shiel. The ford referred to in the name spans the River Shiel, and, according to legend, was the site of a battle between Somerled and a Norwegian warrior named Torquil.

References

1. "Acharacle". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
2. Mills, A. D. (2011). "Acharacle". A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191739446.
3. Henderson, Angus (1915). "Ardnamurchan Place-Names". The Celtic Review. 10: 155.

• Ardnamurchan
• Populated places in Lochaber