Ockle

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Ockle
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Ockle
Location within the Lochaber area
OS grid reference NM555705
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ACHARACLE
Postcode district PH36
Dialling code 01972
Police Scotland
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Ambulance Scottish
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56°45′40″N6°00′07″W / 56.761°N 6.002°W / 56.761; -6.002 Coordinates: 56°45′40″N6°00′07″W / 56.761°N 6.002°W / 56.761; -6.002

Ockle (Scottish Gaelic : Ocal) is a remote hamlet, situated on the northcoast of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Ockle lies six miles (ten kilometres) northeast of Kilchoan on the southern coast of the peninsula. The public road ends in Ockle.

There is a 7+12-mile-long (12-kilometre) footpath running between Ockle (NM555704) and the public road at Arivegaig (NM651677) (2+12 mi or 4 km from Acharacle)

The current population of Ockle is 1.


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