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The mossy stone walls of a ruined house at Aoineadh Mòr, more tumbled walls on the grassy hillside behind among birch trees.
Ardnamurchan

Aoineadh Mòr

The stone ruins of a cleared township in Morvern, on Forestry and Land Scotland's waymarked paths north of Lochaline.

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Aoineadh Mòr, said Inniemore, was a farming township until 1824, when a new owner bought the land and turned every family out for sheep.

The ruins lay under Lochaline Forest until foresters felled the trees in 1994. Inside the old head-dyke are the remains of more than twenty stone buildings, the homes, kilns and barns of families who kept cattle and grew crops. Two paths reach them, so you can go out on one and back on the other. The lower, Mary's Path, runs through native oak and birch and is named for Mary Cameron, who lived here and told of the eviction. The higher one is named for James Cameron, who bore his mother on his back when the families were put out, and it rises through the plantation to a lookout above Loch Doire nam Mart. You can hear Mary's account, in English or Gaelic, on Forestry and Land Scotland's website. It's a place to take slowly.

A short drive awayThe Coal Shed CaféThe Ardtornish estate's own café, opened in 2025 in the estate square at Achranich, three miles from Lochaline in Morvern.17 min by roadSee itA cheese toastie scattered with chives at the Coal Shed Café, Ardtornish, with slaw, a chopped salsa and vegetable crisps on a grey plate.
Before you go

There is no charge to park, and there's a picnic area.

Getting there
Head north from Lochaline on the A884, and after about 3½ miles turn left for Kinloch (Teacuis). The car park is about 2½ miles along, on the left. The nearest postcode is PA80 5XE.
The paths
Forestry and Land Scotland grades Mary's Path moderate: 2.3 km, allow three-quarters of an hour, on uneven ground with steep slopes and one short narrow stretch. James's Path is graded strenuous: 2.4 km, allow an hour, with long steep slopes and rocky steps that can be slippery.
Dogs
Keep them under close control: cattle and horses graze round the township at times.
Toilets and food
In Lochaline.
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Forestry and Land Scotland.

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Where it is

On the road to Kinloch (Teacuis), about six miles north of Lochaline in Morvern.

Close byMorvern, Lochaline and Loch Sunart.
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  2. The dining room at The Whitehouse Restaurant in Lochaline, wooden tables laid with candles, white stone walls, a round mirror and a log fireplace.The Whitehouse RestaurantA small restaurant by the harbour in Lochaline, in the Michelin Guide, with a menu of Morvern and West Highland produce that changes every week.6 miles 19 min by road
  3. Copper pot stills with swan necks under a distillery's timber roofNc'nean DistilleryAn independent, organic whisky distillery at Drimnin on the Morvern peninsula, run on renewable energy, with guided tours and tastings.17 miles 37 min by road
  4. Visitor looks through binoculars inside a timber-framed wildlife hide overlooking the lochGarbh Eilean Wildlife HideA wooden wildlife hide on the shore of Loch Sunart, looking out to islands where common seals bask and herons nest.25 miles 42 min by road
  5. Resipole Studios, LochaberResipole StudiosAn award-winning gallery of contemporary Scottish art on the shore of Loch Sunart, with four exhibition spaces and changing shows.27 miles 45 min by road
Directions
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Places to stay near Aoineadh Mòr, and when each is next free.

The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.Borradill House
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Glenborrodale
  • 6 miles from Aoineadh Mòr
Free 15–18 NovBorradill Cottage, ArdnamurchanBorradill Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Glenborrodale
  • 6 miles from Aoineadh Mòr
Free 29 Nov – 2 DecA white cottage with a grey slate roof stands behind a stone wall among trees on a hillside.The Old School
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Kingairloch
  • 11 miles from Aoineadh Mòr
Check datesCurlew Cottage, ArdnamurchanCurlew Cottage
  • Sleeps 5
  • In Kingairloch
  • 11 miles from Aoineadh Mòr
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