Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Achintraid |
Gaelic Name: | Achadh na Tràghad |
Static Image Name: | Achintraid - geograph.org.uk - 8132.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Achintraid is at the other end of the small bay on Loch Kishorn from Ardarroch. |
Os Grid Reference: | NG838381 |
Map Type: | Ross and Cromarty |
Coordinates: | 57.3826°N -5.5972°W |
Unitary Scotland: | Highland |
Constituency Westminster: | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross |
Post Town: | Kishorn |
Postcode District: | IV54 8XB |
Postcode Area: | IV |
Dial Code: | 01520 733 |
Achintraid (gd|Achadh na Tràghad) is a small one-time crofting township, situated at the north-eastern end of the sea loch Loch Kishorn, in Strathcarron, Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands[1] and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
The small hamlet of Ardarroch is located NaNmiles northwest along the coast road.
Achintraid, along with nearby areas like Ardarroch and Sanachan, forms part of the broader Kishorn region. Historically, this area was significant for its involvement in oil platform construction during the 1970s, notably housing a large construction yard that produced the Ninian Central Platform, one of the largest movable objects ever created at that time.[2] However, by the late 1980s, economic downturns led to the closure of these facilities.
The community website: Kishorn Online