Achnashellach
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Achnashellach Location within the Highland council area | |
OS grid reference | NH006470 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | IV54 8 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
Achnashellach (Gaelic: Achadh nan Seileach[1][2]) is an area in Wester Ross in the Highlands of Scotland, and within the Highland council area. It is at the eastern end of Loch Dùghaill, and on the A890 road. It has a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line.
The name is from the Gaelic for 'field of the willows'.[2] It is recorded in 1584 as Auchinsellach.[3]
The Battle of Achnashellach is said to have taken place in 1505.
See also
References
- ↑ Microsoft; Nokia (27 February 2017). "Achnashellach" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Place name database - Achnashellach". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ↑ Grant, Alison (2010). Macleod, Iseabail (ed.). The Pocket Guide to Scottish Place-Names. Glasgow: Richard Drew Ltd. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-899471-00-3. OCLC 759569647.
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