Achnacarry
Sign in to saveAchnacarry () 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.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Achnacarry
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Achadh na Cairidh
- UK place.static_image_name
- Achnacarry Castle—Scotland.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Achnacarry Castle
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NN176877
- UK place.map_type
- Lochaber
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
- UK place.post_town
- SPEAN BRIDGE
- UK place.postcode_district
- PH34
- UK place.postcode_area
- PH
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Original castle
- Current Achnacarry Castle
- Second World War
- Post Second World War
- Clan Cameron Museum
- See also
- References
- External links
Achnacarry () 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 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.