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Achnasheen

Summary

Achnasheen (Gaelic Achadh na Sìne) is a small village in Ross-shire in the Highland council area of Scotland.

Achnasheen
Achnasheen
Achnasheen is located in Highland
Achnasheen
Achnasheen
Location within the Highland council area
OS grid referenceNH165586
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townACHNASHEEN
Postcode districtIV22
Dialling code01445
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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List of places
UK
Scotland
57°34′51″N 5°04′15″W / 57.58092°N 5.07075°W / 57.58092; -5.07075

The village is situated on the River Bran at the junction of two roads built by Thomas Telford, the A832 and the A890.[1]

Despite the size of the village, Achnasheen is also the name of a postal district which covers several much larger communities including Kinlochewe, Poolewe and Laide. This dates from the time when the village railway station, built in 1870,[1] was an important stop on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving a large area of Wester Ross. The railway still operates but all freight and mail, and most passengers, now travel by road. In 1893, a scheme was considered to build a railway from Achnasheen to Aultbea, but it was soon dropped.

Between 1961 and 1991, the village was the location of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring bunker, to be used in the event of a nuclear attack. It remains mostly intact. [2]

Facilities edit

Facilities in the village are limited. The Ledgowan Lodge Hotel is a mile west of the village, but the Achnasheen Hotel (by the railway station) burnt down in the early 1990s and has never been rebuilt.

There are a couple of small cafes in the community. There is also a regular train service, with the station in the centre of the community. At the train station car park there are public toilets and an electric car charging point.

There used to be a school in Achnasheen, but the last pupil attended in 2004. By 2010, with no children in the area, the school was formally mothballed.[3] Children in the former Achnasheen catchment area, until 2022, attended Kinlochewe school. But, when the school roll at Kinlochewe fell to one, children from both the Achnasheen and Kinlochewe area now attend Gairloch Primary. The secondary school catchment is also at Gairloch High School.[4]

Within the village hall, the post office service has a weekly service to the community.[5]

Cultural references edit

Symphonic power metal band Gloryhammer mentioned the 'valley of Achnasheen' and the 'seas of Achnasheen' in their 2019 songs "The Land of Unicorns" and "Hootsforce" respectively.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Achnasheen (Achadh na Sine)". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Achnasheen ROC Post – Subterranea Britannica". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Geograph:: Achnasheen Primary School © Richard Dorrell cc-by-sa/2.0". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Closure of mothballed Wester Ross primary school in frame for public meeting". RossShire Journal. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Achnasheen Post Office® | Ross-Shire | IV22 2EE". www.postoffice.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

External links edit

  Media related to Achnasheen at Wikimedia Commons