Achnasheen
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Coordinates: 57°34′51″N 5°04′15″W / 57.58092°N 5.07075°W
| Achnasheen | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Achadh na Sìne | |
 Achnasheen |
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 Achnasheen
Achnasheen shown within the Highland council area |
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| OS grid reference | NH165586 |
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| Civil parish | Contin |
| Council area | Highland |
| Lieutenancy area | Ross and Cromarty |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ACHNASHEEN |
| Postcode district | IV22 |
| Dialling code | 01445 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
| Scottish Parliament | Ross, Skye and Inverness West |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Achnasheen (Gaelic Achadh na Sìne) is a small village in Ross-shire in the Highland council area of Scotland. Despite the size of the village, Achnasheen is also the name of a postal district which covers several much larger communities. This dates from the time when the village railway station 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.
Facilities in the village are limited. There is a part time post office. 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.
Scotland shinty player Kenny Ross is from the village.
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