Achnacarry, the estate of Cameron of Lochiel, in Kilmalie parish, Inverness-shire, extends from Loch Archaig to Loch Lochy, on either side of the river Archaig, 12 miles NNE of its post-town, Fort William. It came about 1664 into undisputed possession of Sir Ewan Cameron (1629-1719), the ' Ulysses of the Highlands, ' but was forfeited by his grandson Donald, the ' Gentle Lochiel, ' for his share in the '45, and not restored to the family till 1784. Part of the ruined castle, burned by Cumberland's troops, remains: and close to it is the modern Achnacarry House, which, with its noble avenue of ancient plane-trees and its wooded hills, Prince Charles's lurking-place in the August after Culloden, is one of the loveliest of Highland seats.
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