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Achintraid

Coordinates: 57°22′58″N 5°35′50″W / 57.38264°N 5.59723°W / 57.38264; -5.59723
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Achintraid
Achintraid is at the other end of the small bay on Loch Kishorn from Ardarroch.
Achintraid is located in Ross and Cromarty
Achintraid
Achintraid
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
OS grid referenceNG838381
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKishorn
Postcode districtIV54 8XB
Dialling code01520 733
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57°22′58″N 5°35′50″W / 57.38264°N 5.59723°W / 57.38264; -5.59723

Achintraid (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh na Tràghad) is a small one-time crofting township, situated at the north-eastern end of the sea loch Loch Kishorn, in Strathcarron, Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands[1][2] and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

The small hamlet of Ardarroch is located 14 mile (400 metres) northwest along the coast road.

Historical context

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Achintraid, along with nearby areas like Ardarroch and Sanachan, forms part of the broader Kishorn region. Historically, this area was significant for its involvement in oil platform construction during the 1970s, notably housing a large construction yard that produced the Ninian Central Platform, one of the largest movable objects ever created at that time.[3] However, by the late 1980s, economic downturns led to the closure of these facilities.

References

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The community website: Kishorn Online

  1. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Achintraid" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Achintraid". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Kishorn Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2024.