Ach' An Todhair

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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".^[3]

Ach An Todhair Scottish Gaelic: Achadh an Todhair
Ach' An Todhair
Ach An Todhair Location within the Lochaber area
OS grid reference	NN086719
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Fort William
Postcode district	PH33 6
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
List of places UK Scotland 56.79997°N 5.13596°W / 56.79997; -5.13596

A 174.86-hectare (432.1-acre) area of woodland near the hamlet has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).^[4] It was formerly part of the Loch Linnhe SSSI which was established in 1967.

References

1. Microsoft; Nokia. "Ach' An Todhair" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. Campbell, Alastair (2002). A History of Clan Campbell: From Flodden to the Restoration. Edinburgh University Press. p. 231. ISBN 1-902930-18-5.
3. MacDiarmid, Hugh (1941). The golden treasury of Scottish poetry. Macmillan & co. ltd. p. 33.
4. "Site of Special Scientific Interest Ach' An Todhair". Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). Retrieved 20 October 2010.