Ockle

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Ockle
  • Scottish Gaelic: Ocal
Ockle is located in Lochaber
Ockle
Ockle
Location within the Lochaber area
OS grid referenceNM555705
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townACHARACLE
Postcode districtPH36
Dialling code01972
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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UK
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56°45′40″N 6°00′07″W / 56.761°N 6.002°W / 56.761; -6.002Coordinates: 56°45′40″N 6°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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