Dalnabreck

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Dalnabreck
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Peat banks between Mingarry and Dalnabreck, looking west.
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Dalnabreck
Location within the Lochaber area
OS grid reference NM701697
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Acharacle
Postcode district PH36 4
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°45′45″N5°45′42″W / 56.76252°N 5.76167°W / 56.76252; -5.76167 Coordinates: 56°45′45″N5°45′42″W / 56.76252°N 5.76167°W / 56.76252; -5.76167

Dalnabreck (Scottish Gaelic : Dail nam Breac) is a small village, lying at the southwest end of Loch Shiel in Sunart, Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. [1]

The A861 road runs through Dalnabreck, with Acharacle two miles (three kilometres) east and Ardmolich one mile (1.5 kilometres) northeast, connected by the A861 road.

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References

  1. "Dalnabreck". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.