AHHA AGM

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Ardnamurchan History and Heritage Association are holding their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 20th July 5.30pm at Kilchoan Learning Centre. The meeting is open to anyone and everyone with an interest, even a mild one, in the rich heritage of … Continued

MacIain Descendant Visits

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AHHA was very pleased to welcome to the village Nancy McKean Conner and her husband Bob, who live in Wauchula, Florida. Nancy is a descendant of the McKeans who sailed across to the New World from Ireland, but her researches have led her … Continued

Lochan na Crannaig

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Lochan na Crannaig lies to the right of the road between Kilchoan and Achosnich, about half way to Sonachan Hotel. To learn more about it, see the Kilchoan Diary entry here.

West of Bourblaige

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Members of AHHA spent Saturday morning high on the steep slopes to the west of Bourblaige, a settlement cleared by the Ardnamurchan Estate in 1828 – some of its ruined houses are just visible at bottom right of this picture. … Continued

Graveyard Survey Completed

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Members of Ardnamurchan History & Heritage Association spent some time in beautiful weather this morning at St Comghan’s church completing our survey of the gravestones. The basic details of each gravestone will in due course be printed as part of a … Continued

Allt Sordail Dun

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Last weekend, members of AHHA walked to the south of Swordle, into the forestry, to visit the Allt Sordail dun, a dun being a fortified site. There are several duns on Ardnamurchan, but this one is unusual in being away … Continued

The Murrays & Riddells

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The process of populating this site continues with an account of two of the families who held the Ardnamurchan Estate through the 18th and 19th centuries, the Murrays and Riddells – link here. We are particularly pleased in the section on … Continued