Acharacle

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Acharacle
gaelic_name= Àth-Tharracail
population= 201
latitude= 56.745
longitude= -5.798
os_grid_reference= NM678679
unitary_scotland= Highland
lieutenancy_scotland= Inverness
constituency_westminster= Ross, Skye and Lochaber
constituency_scottish_parliament= Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
post_town= ACHARACLE
postcode_district = PH36
postcode_area= PH
dial_code= 01967

Acharacle (Gaelic:"Àth Tharracail") is a township in Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, in the Scottish council area of Highland. The name comes from the Gaelic Ath Thorguil or Torquil's ford, following a battle in 1120 at a nearby ford across the River Shiel between the Celtic-Norse warrior Somerled and the Norse invader Torquil. Here, Torquil was killed in the battle and his followers ousted from the area. It lies on the western end of Loch Shiel and is surrounded by beautiful scenery making it a popular holiday destination for hill climbers and naturalists. It has, among other resources, a small primary school with around 60 pupils, a hotel, motor garage, bakers, fish and chip shop, and a grocery store. It has the main postal sorting office for the peninsula of Ardnamurchan.

Acharacle is about 6km from the Dorlin Beach, where the ruins of Castle Tioram lie.