Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Ach An Todhair |
Gaelic Name: | Achadh an Todhair |
Static Image: | Ach' An Todhair.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 250px |
Static Image Caption: | Ach' An Todhair |
Os Grid Reference: | NN086719 |
Map Type: | Lochaber |
Coordinates: | 56.8°N -5.136°W |
Unitary Scotland: | Highland |
Constituency Westminster: | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch |
Post Town: | Fort William |
Postcode District: | PH33 6 |
Postcode Area: | PH |
Ach' An Todhair is a small hamlet on the shore of Loch Linnhe in the Highland council area, Scotland. It is located along the A82 road directly south of Fort William. A bus serves the hamlet, connecting it to Fort William in the north and Corran and Inchree to the south. A number of graves of Clan Campbell are said to be located in this area of the lochside.[1] It is mentioned in a poem in Hugh MacDiarmid's poetry collection The golden treasury of Scottish poetry which goes, "the sloucher of them was lying in Ach' an Todhair. Whoso climbed Tom na-h-aire ? Many were the new paws there badly salted, the death-cloud on their eyes, lifeless after being scourged with sword-blades".[2]
A 174.86hectare area of woodland near the hamlet has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).[3] It was formerly part of the Loch Linnhe SSSI which was established in 1967.