Achnashellach (
Gaelic: ''Achadh nan Seileach''
) is an area in
Wester Ross
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in the
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of
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, and within the
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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'.
It is recorded in 1584 as ''Auchinsellach''.
The
Battle of Achnashellach is said to have taken place in 1505.
See also
*
Achnashellach Forest
References
External links
Its entry in the Gazetteer for Scotlandthe Achnashellach Hostel
Populated places in Ross and Cromarty
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