Achnashellach

Achnashellach
Scottish Gaelic: *Achadh nan Seileach*
Achnashellach Scottish Gaelic: Achadh nan Seileach;
	Achnashellach Location within the Highland council area
OS grid reference	NH006470
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IV54 8
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber;
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross;
	List of places UK Scotland 57°28′10″N 5°19′35″W / 57.46933°N 5.32631°W

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.

References[edit]

^ Microsoft; Nokia (27 February 2017). "Achnashellach" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Place name database - Achnashellach". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 19 April 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 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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