Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Achmore

Achmore, a district of Weem parish, Perthshire, adjacent to Killin, and extending thence 2 miles eastward along the river Dochart and Loch Tay. It is chiefly pastoral, but has a considerable amount of wood. Achmore House (Earl of Breadalbane), in a fine park, was converted about 1873 from ' a nice little cottage ' into a stately château. The Queen rowed up to it from Taymouth, 10 Sept. 1842.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a district of Weem parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Weem ScoP       Perthshire ScoCnty

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