Achnasheen
Encyclopedia
Achnasheen is a small village in Ross-shire
in the Highland council area of Scotland
. Despite the size of the village, Achnasheen is also the name of a postal district which covers several much larger communities. This dates from the time when the village railway station
was an important stop on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line
, serving a large area of Wester Ross. The railway still operates but all freight and mail, and most passengers, now travel by road.
Facilities in the village are limited. There is a part time post office. The Ledgowan Lodge Hotel is a mile west of the village, but the Achnasheen Hotel (by the railway station) burnt down in the early 1990s and has never been rebuilt.
Scotland shinty
player Kenny Ross
is from the village.
Ross-shire
Ross-shire is an area in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. The name is now used as a geographic or cultural term, equivalent to Ross. Until 1889 the term denoted a county of Scotland, also known as the County of Ross...
in the Highland council area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Despite the size of the village, Achnasheen is also the name of a postal district which covers several much larger communities. This dates from the time when the village railway station
Achnasheen railway station
Achnasheen railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achnasheen in the north of Scotland....
was an important stop on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line
Kyle of Lochalsh Line
The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a primarily single track railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. The population along the route is sparse in nature, but the scenery is beautiful and can be quite dramatic, the Kyle line having been likened to a symphony in...
, serving a large area of Wester Ross. The railway still operates but all freight and mail, and most passengers, now travel by road.
Facilities in the village are limited. There is a part time post office. The Ledgowan Lodge Hotel is a mile west of the village, but the Achnasheen Hotel (by the railway station) burnt down in the early 1990s and has never been rebuilt.
Scotland shinty
Shinty
Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...
player Kenny Ross
Kenny Ross
Kenneth "Kenny" Ross is a shinty player from Achnasheen, Scotland. He plays for Lochcarron Camanachd and is that club's most capped player. He is presently assistant manager of the Scotland national shinty team.-Playing Career:...
is from the village.