Ardcharnich

Ardcharnich
Ardcharnich and Loch Broom
Ardcharnich and Loch Broom looking northwest
Ardcharnich is located in Ross and Cromarty
Ardcharnich
Ardcharnich
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
OS grid referenceNH1788
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°50′N 5°05′W / 57.84°N 05.08°W / 57.84; -05.08

Ardcharnich (/ɑːrdˈtʃɑːrnɪx/;[1] Scottish Gaelic: Àird Cheatharnaich) is a crofting township in the parish of Loch Broom, Wester Ross[2] in the Highland, within the Scottish council area of Highland. Scotland. The Gaelic name, Ard Charnaich means "High Cliff", and refers to a prominent inland cliff to the north east of the township which whilst clearly visible from the loch is out of sight of the settlement itself.

  1. ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 6.
  2. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Ardcharnich" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 7 March 2017.