Achilty, a loch in Contin parish, Ross-shire, 3½ miles WSW of Strathpeffer, measures about 2 miles in circumference, is limpid and very deep, and holds some char. It sends off its effluence by a subterranean canal into the river Rasay, about a mile to the NE: an artificial islet in it was formerly the site of a house and garden, used as a retreat from danger, and accessible by a drawbridge: and a ' Druidical ' stone circle stands on its eastern bank.Tor Achilty, a beautiful, undulated, wooded hill, overhangs the lake, and has a remarkable number of species of plants.
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