Achmore, Highland

Achmore (Scottish Gaelic: Acha Mòr, lit. 'big field'^[1]) is a hamlet located close to the south shore of Loch Carron, approximately seven miles (eleven kilometres) east of Plockton near Stromeferry in the historic county of Wester Ross and within the Highland council area, Scotland.

Achmore Scottish Gaelic: Acha Mòr
Achmore
Achmore Location within the Highland council area
OS grid reference	NG856335
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IV53 8
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
List of places UK Scotland 57.3420°N 5.5649°W / 57.3420; -5.5649

It is known for its shinty-playing family, the 'Ach' Macraes, who use the diminutive 'Ach' to distinguish themselves from other septs of Macraes in the area. Members of the family include Neil 'Ach' Macrae, his brother Johnny 'Ach' Macrae, who both played for Kinlochshiel Shinty Club,^[2] and Neil's daughter, award-winning chef and author Fenella Renwick^[3][4]

The community lies just to the west of the A890 between Auchtertyre and Achnasheen, about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) (as the crow flies) southwest of Stromeferry.

The only facilities within the community are a public phone box and the local Stromeferry & Achmore Village Hall mainly covering the Achmore, Stromeferry and Braeintra communities, which at the 2011 census only recorded 153 individuals. The community is served locally by the Stromeferry & Achmore Community Council.^[5]

Local children attend Auctertyre Primary School and then Plockton High School.^[6] The closest railway station is Stromeferry railway station.

The Scottish actor and comedian, Greg McHugh was married in a yurt built in a field beside the community of Achmore on 13 May 2013.^[7]

The Minister, Duncan Macrae, who served in Ardgour (1894-1909) and then Grantully (1909-1918) was born in Achmore.^[8]

External links

• http://www.stromeferry-and-achmore.co.uk/index.asp
• http://www.lochalsh.co.uk/achmore_dairy.shtml

References

1. 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.
2. "John MacRae Harbourmaster and well-known shinty player and official". HeraldScotland. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
3. "Fenella Renwick, Chef".
4. "Our end of the pier show: Ullapool duo spot a delicious gap in the market close to home - The Sunday Post".
5. Murray, Philip (31 January 2019). "New faces sought by community councils amid fears they could fold". Ross-Shire Journal. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019.
6. "Highland Council Schools". Highland Council. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019.
7. Thomas, Greg (9 May 2023). "Humanist Society interview series: Greg McHugh on his humanist wedding". Humanist Society Scotland. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
8. Scott, Hew (1923). Fasti ecclesiæ scoticanæ; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation (4 ed.). Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 191.