Achachork

Achachork
Scottish Gaelic: Achadh a' Choirce

Achachork
Achachork
 Achachork shown within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNH340032
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district PH35
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentRoss, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish ParliamentSkye, Lochaber and Badenoch
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 57°25′39″N 6°11′05″W / 57.4275°N 6.1846°W / 57.4275; -6.1846

Achachork (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh a' Choirce) is a small village in the Scottish council area of the Highland. It is lies on the A855 road to the north of Portree in the east of the Isle of Skye.[1] Robert Forrester is documented as being in Achachork in 1666.[2]

References

  1. Google Maps (Map). Google.
  2. McKerral, Andrew (1948). Kintyre in the seventeenth century. Oliver and Boyd. p. 94.
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