Arnisdale
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Arnisdale is a hamlet in the Highlands
of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn
, around 10 miles down a single track road from Glenelg. It has a permanent population of around 30 and several holiday cottages. At the end of the village is a large white-painted hunting lodge called Arnisdale House, built in 1898.
Arnisdale is in the Highland Council area.
wrote the auto-biographical story of his secluded life with his pet otters, Ring of Bright Water
. It is also the setting off point during the summer months for the ferry to the Barrisdale on Knoydart, across Loch Hourn. Walkers often come to Arnisdale to climb Beinn Sgritheall
.
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn
Loch Hourn
Loch Hourn is a sea loch to the north of Knoydart, on the west coast of Scotland.-Geography:Loch Hourn runs inland from the Sound of Sleat, opposite the island of Skye, for 22 km to the head of the loch at Kinloch Hourn...
, around 10 miles down a single track road from Glenelg. It has a permanent population of around 30 and several holiday cottages. At the end of the village is a large white-painted hunting lodge called Arnisdale House, built in 1898.
Arnisdale is in the Highland Council area.
Attractions
The village is most famous as the closest settlement to Camusfeàrna, the house in which Gavin MaxwellGavin Maxwell
Gavin Maxwell FRSL, FIAL, FZS , FRGS was a Scottish naturalist and author, best known for his work with otters. He wrote the book Ring of Bright Water about how he brought an otter back from Iraq and raised it in Scotland...
wrote the auto-biographical story of his secluded life with his pet otters, Ring of Bright Water
Ring of Bright Water
Ring of Bright Water is a British feature film starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna in a story about a Londoner and an otter living on the Scottish coast. The film was based upon a 1960 autobiographical book of the same name by Gavin Maxwell, featuring the stars of Born Free, another movie...
. It is also the setting off point during the summer months for the ferry to the Barrisdale on Knoydart, across Loch Hourn. Walkers often come to Arnisdale to climb Beinn Sgritheall
Beinn Sgritheall
Beinn Sgritheall is the highest mountain in the Glenelg area of the Highlands of Scotland. The main approach is via Arnisdale on the shores of Loch Hourn or via Gleann Beag to the north, with its well-known brochs...
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