Achaphubuil (
Scottish Gaelic
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: Achadh a' Phùbaill- the field of the tent or pavilion) is a small settlement to the north of
Ardgour
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in
Lochaber
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, in the
Highlands
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of
Scotland
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.
Achaphubuil lies to the south of The Narrows, which link
Loch Linnhe
Loch Linnhe ( ) is a sea loch in the Highland Council area, in the west of Scotland. The part upstream of Corran is known in Gaelic as (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as (the salty pool). The name ''Linnhe ...
to
Loch Eil
Loch Eil () is a loch, sea loch in Lochaber, Scotland that opens into Loch Linnhe near the town of Fort William, Highland, Fort William.
John Stewart of Ardvorlich, Ardvorlich notes that "the name of the Chief of Clan Cameron is spelt LOCHIEL, ...
. The village of
Corpach
Corpach () is a large village north of Fort William, in the Scottish Highlands. The canal lock at Corpach Basin on Loch Linnhe, east of the narrows leading to Loch Eil, is the western sea entrance of the Caledonian Canal. It is a natural harbou ...
is on the opposite shore, with
Fort William across Loch Linnhe to the north-east.
Achaphubuil is spread out along the
A861 road
The A861 road is a circuitous, primarily coastal, road in Lochaber, within the Highland council area of Scotland.
The A861 serves the communities of the remote Ardgour, Sunart, Moidart and Ardnamurchan areas Although the ends of this road are ...
, which runs along the shore of the loch.
[Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer]
There was a foot ferry between Achaphubuil and Corpach across Loch Eil.
Achaphubuil had a small primary school, which closed in 2010.
References
Populated places in Lochaber
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