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Achiemore, Strath Halladale

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OS grid reference
  
NC894579

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Police
  
Scottish

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:21 AM

Lieutenancy area
  
Highland

Country
  
Scotland

Postcode district
  
KW13 6

Fire
  
Scottish

Council area
  
Highland

Achiemore, Strath Halladale

Weather
  
4°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 71% Humidity

Scottish parliament
  
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

UK parliament constituency
  
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Achiemore is a hamlet in Strath Halladale in Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Achiemore is situated to the north of Smigel Burn on the right bank of the Halladale River just beyond where the Allt an Tigh-choinneirnh flows and Upper Bighouse. The village and station of Forsinard is 15 km to the south, and Melvich, on the north coast, is roughly 4.5 miles (7 kilometes) to the north. Culfern is just to the north and contains ruins. The A897 road passes through Achiemore.

Map of Achiemore, Forsinard, UK

Achiemore contains the Strath Halladale Mission Church, a Grade C listed building which is dated to 1845. It is a rectangular rubble church with a long 4-bay elevation facing the A897 to the west. It became a listed building on 7 March 1984.

References

Achiemore, Strath Halladale Wikipedia