Ockle ( gd, Ocal) is a remote hamlet, situated on the northcoast of the
Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan (, gd, Àird nam Murchan: headland of the great seas) is a peninsula in the ward management area of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for being very unspoiled and undisturbed. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access ...
peninsula,
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland S ...
and is in the
Scottish council area of
Highland
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.
Ockle lies northeast of
Kilchoan
Kilchoan ( gd, Cille Chòmhain) is a village on the Scottish peninsula of Ardnamurchan, beside the Sound of Mull in Lochaber, Highland. It is the most westerly village in mainland Britain, although several tiny hamlets lie further west on th ...
on the southern coast of the peninsula. The public road ends in Ockle.
There is a footpath running between Ockle (NM555704) and the public road at
Arivegaig (NM651677) ( from
Acharacle
Acharacle (, gd, text=Àth Tharracail) is a village in Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, within the county of Argyll. It is in the Highland Council area of Scotland.
The place name is rendered ''Àth Tharracail'' in Scottish Gaelic, and means "Tarracal's ...
)
The current population of Ockle is 1.
Populated places in Lochaber
Ardnamurchan
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