Achintee, Fort William
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Achintee () is a location in Glen Nevis in the
Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ...
council area of
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. It is around 2 km south-east of Fort William and just to the east of the River Nevis. Achintee is the starting point for the "Mountain Path", the most popular route up Ben Nevis. The Ben Nevis Inn is within Achintee, at the end of a minor road. The name Achintee is from the Gaelic for "the field of the seat".


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Populated places in Lochaber Fort William, Highland {{Lochaber-geo-stub