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Balmacara, KYLE, IV40 8EG

Viewed from over the gate from the village. The school serves the communities of Achmore, Balmacara and Dornie. There are presently 3 classes in the school, with 68 pupils in P1-7 with a further 17 pupils in the Nursery. The school has 3 teaching staff, with a number of visiting teachers, who visit the school during the week to provided specialist input. The wheelie bin on the right bears a label stating that it is for collecting milk bottle tops for recycling. Presumably, local residents are still able to obtain milk in bottles with recyclable foil tops...

Problem - you wish to install a wall mounted post box, but the wall is only two feet six inches high. Solution - install the box at ground level. But it's great for small children and very short adults. The box is located in the village of Auchtertyre.

Housed in the Old School, the building is used for Community Council meetings, and adult learning courses including literacy.

Telephoto of Auchtertyre and the trading estate from the south flank of Maol Beag

View over pines towards Avernish and Loch Alsh

The offices of Highland & Islands Enterprise, on the left, and the Scottish Crofting Federation are the only occupants of this small business park at Auchtertyre.

This is the start of the A890 at its junction with the A87 in Auchtertyre. The road was blocked a few miles to the north of here by a rockfall on 22nd December 2011, and it is likely to remain closed for at least another month. There are not many roads here, so the diversion route for what is an 18-mile journey from this junction to Lochcarron using the A890 becomes a detour of some 140 miles. Enterprising locals have brought the Glenelg to Skye ferry out of its winter rest time, and are operating it between Strome Ferry and North Strome. Strome Ferry is famous for its 'Strome Ferry (no ferry)' road sign (see Image]). This ferry route was closed in the 1970s.

House and farm buildings lie a little north of the A87 to the west of the hamlet.