Achnacarry
Small hamlet, private estate, and a castle in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Achnacarry (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh na Cairidh) is a hamlet, private estate, and a castle in the Lochaber region of the Highlands, Scotland. It occupies a strategic position on an isthmus between Loch Lochy to the east, and Loch Arkaig to the west.
Achnacarry
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Achnacarry Castle | |
Location within the Lochaber area | |
OS grid reference | NN176877 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | PH34 4 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
56.945171°N 4.998183°W / 56.945171; -4.998183 |
Achnacarry has a long association with Clan Cameron: Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel built the original castle in 1655. This was destroyed by government troops led by the Duke of Cumberland after the Battle of Culloden. However, "New Achnacarry" was built near the same site in Scottish Baronial style in 1802. In the Second World War, it housed the Commando Basic Training Centre and the area retains close ties to British Commandos, the United States Army Rangers and similar units from other allied nations. In 1928 the Achnacarry Agreement was signed, an early attempt to set petroleum production quotas.