Achmore, Highland

Achmore (Scottish Gaelic: Acha Mòr, lit. 'big field'[1]) is a hamlet located close to the south shore of Loch Carron, approximately seven miles (eleven kilometres) east of Plockton near Stromeferry in the historic county of Wester Ross and within the Highland council area, Scotland.

Achmore
Achmore
Achmore is located in Highland
Achmore
Achmore
Location within the Highland council area
OS grid referenceNG856335
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIV53 8
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It is known for its shinty-playing family, the 'Ach' Macraes, who use the diminutive 'Ach' to distinguish themselves from other septs of Macraes in the area. Members of the family include Neil 'Ach' Macrae, his brother Johnny 'Ach' Macrae, who both played for Kinlochshiel Shinty Club,[2] and Neil's daughter, award-winning chef and author Fenella Renwick[3][4]

The community lies just to the west of the A890 between Auchtertyre and Achnasheen, about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) (as the crow flies) southwest of Stromeferry.

The only facilities within the community are a public phone box and the local Stromeferry & Achmore Village Hall mainly covering the Achmore, Stromeferry and Braeintra communities, which at the 2011 census only recorded 153 individuals. The community is served locally by the Stromeferry & Achmore Community Council.[5]

Local children attend Auctertyre Primary School and then Plockton High School.[6] The closest railway station is Stromeferry railway station.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "John MacRae Harbourmaster and well-known shinty player and official". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. "Fenella Renwick, Chef".
  4. "Our end of the pier show: Ullapool duo spot a delicious gap in the market close to home - The Sunday Post".
  5. Murray, Philip (31 January 2019). "New faces sought by community councils amid fears they could fold". Ross-Shire Journal. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019.
  6. "Highland Council Schools". Highland Council. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019.


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