Achintraid

Achintraid Scottish Gaelic: Achadh na Tràghad
Achintraid is at the other end of the small bay on Loch Kishorn from Ardarroch.
Achintraid Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
OS grid reference	NG838381
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kishorn
Postcode district	IV54 8XB
Dialling code	01520 733
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

Achintraid (Scottish Gaelic: 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][2] and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

The small hamlet of Ardarroch is located 1⁄4 mile (400 metres) northwest along the coast road.

Historical context

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.[3] However, by the late 1980s, economic downturns led to the closure of these facilities.

References

The community website: Kishorn Online

1. Microsoft; Nokia. "Achintraid" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. "Achintraid". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
3. "Kishorn Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2024.