Achentoul
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Achentoul (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh an t-Sabhail; translation: "field of the barn") is a hamlet in the Kinbrace area of Sutherland, in the Scottish council area of Highland. Consisting of a few farmhouses and barns, Achentoul lies around Script error: No such module "convert". north of Kinbrace along the A897 road and south of Loch An Ruathair.[1] Although the Achentoul Forest is located in this area, the landscape is said to be dominated by moist Atlantic heather moor.[2]
Geography
The Achentoul Estate boasts several lochs, including Loch Ascaig, Loch Arachlinie, Loch Badanloch, Loch Ruthair, Loch Drum, Loch Lucy, Loch Cullidh, Loch Dubh, Loch Sletill and Loch Badanloch.[3] Loch fishing is available on a number of the estate's lochs.
Flora and fauna
The rugged and remote Achentoul Forest lies to the north of Achentoul Lodge.[3] A deer forest, it has been a noted sporting estate for deer shooting for centuries.[4] The area is frequented by deer year round, as well as birds of prey.[3]
Culture
Achentoul Lodge was built c. 1900. It is situated southeast of Loch An Ruathair, overlooking the moorland to the north of Kinbrace.[5]
The lodge organizes hind stalking during the winter months (October–February) to kill deer, which are considered pests to the forest.[6] For the sport the farm charges up to £130 for a session if the shooter hires a keeper, although a stalker is only permitted to kill two deer in a session.[6] However, the farm claims that the hind stalking is for woodland conservation purposes primarily, given that the Achentoul estate by 1970 had dedicated Script error: No such module "convert". for afforestation and sold Script error: No such module "convert". to the Forestry Commission.[7] Rabbit shooting on the farm is also available.
A notable family on the farm are the Nutting family, who hired the late Donald Mackay to manage the farm in 1958. He worked in Achentoul for a long time with the Henderson brothers; he died in 2010, aged 76.[8]
The Ca na Catanach is a Script error: No such module "convert". medieval road and drovers' road with a footpath between Dorrery Lodge and the north end of Achentoul.[9]
Kinbrace Hill (also known as Kinbrace Farm or Achentoul Forest) is noted by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland for a long, chambered cairn.[10]
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