Achmore, Highland
Achmore
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 Achmore | |
  Achmore Location within the Highland council area | |
| OS grid reference | NG856335 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | IV53 8 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| Scottish Parliament | |
Achmore (Scots Gaelic Acha Mòr) (English: "big field") is a hamlet located close to the south shore of Loch Carron, approximately seven miles east of the village of Plockton near Stromeferry in the historic county of Wester Ross and within the Highland council area, Scotland.
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 Johnny 'Ach' Macrae and his brother, Neil 'Ach' Macrae, who both played for Kinlochshiel Shinty Club.[1]
The community lies just to the west of the A890 between Auchtertyre and Achnasheen, about 1.5 miles (as the crow flies) south-west 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.[2]
Local children attend Auctertyre Primary School and then Plockton High School.[3] The closest railway station is Stromeferry railway station.
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References
- ^ "John MacRae Harbourmaster and well-known shinty player and official". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Murray, Philip (31 January 2019). "New faces sought by community councils amid fears they could fold". Ross-Shire Journal.
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