Clunes, Lochaber

Clunes
Clunes
Clunes shown within the Lochaber area
OS grid reference NN203883
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Achnacarry
Postcode district PH34 4
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland

Clunes is a small hamlet, located on the west shore of Loch Lochy, less than 0.5 miles northeast of Bunarkaig in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands[1] and is in the Highland council area of Scotland.[2]

Geography

Clunes lies 4 miles northeast of Gairlochy and 10 miles northeast of Spean Bridge. The B8005 road passes by Clunes, and heads east to Loch Arkaig. This section is known as the Mìle Dorcha (Gaelic for 'dark mile'), as the road runs through a heavily tree-lined, steep sided valley.The Great Glen Way long distance path also passes by Clunes, as it follows paths and forest tracks alongside Loch Lochy.

References

  1. ↑ Microsoft; Nokia (17 February 2017). "Clunes, Highland" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Clunes". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.


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