Ackergill

EVERY UK TOWN AND VILLAGE, JUST TYPE IN WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!

Geograph Local Images

Martin Loader © "ND3354 : Second World War Building at Reiss"

Stanley Howe © "ND3453 : Access to Lower Gillock farm"

Stanley Howe © "ND3453 : Access to Gillfield"

Stanley Howe © "ND3352 : Number two"

Stanley Howe © "ND3453 : The White Cottage, Gillock"

Stanley Howe © "ND3253 : Hill of Harland"

Stanley Howe © "ND3253 : Harland"

Stanley Howe © "ND3354 : Approach to Reiss"

Stanley Howe © "ND3354 : Reiss crossroads"

Stanley Howe © "ND3452 : Piebald horse"

(See 15 MORE Local Images)

Ackergill

TitleAckergill

CountyHighland

CoordinatesLat : 58.4666667 Lon : -3.1333333

Adwords

Description Incorrect Description? Tell Us!Ackergill is a village in the Scottish council area of the Highland. Ackergill is in the region of Caithness, the most northwest section of the Scottish Highlands. In Ackergill is a famous Tower/castle named Ackergill Tower. This tower has several historically famous things, but one which is often forgotten is the fate of a young woman by the name of Helen Gunn.In her story, the young woman is abducted by John Keith because he wanted her for her amazing beauty. She flung herself, or fell, from the highest tower to escape her abductors advances.This was in the late 14th or early 15th century and is said to have been the true beginning for all Feuding between the Gunns and Keiths.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ackergill"

Location Map

Local Campsites

Wick Caravan And Camping Site is 0.94 Miles away

Local Tourist Attractions

Wick Heritage Center is 2.44 Miles away
Lyth Arts Centre is 5.93 Miles away
Castle of Mey is 12.24 Miles away

Local Golf Courses

GeoURLFind Webpages Geotagged to the location around Ackergill

Adwords

Write a Review

Add to My Favorite

Refer it to Friend

Report Broken Link