infobox UK place country Scotland official name Achiltibuie gaelic name Achd Ille Bhuidhe static image Image Achiltibuie post office.jpg 250px The Post Office in Achiltibuie population os grid reference NC025085 latitude 58.02 longitude 5.34 unitary scotland Highland council area Highland lieutenancy scotland Ross and Cromarty constituency westminster Ross, Skye and Lochaber UK Parliament constituency Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency scottish parliament Ross, Skye and Inverness West Scottish Parliament constituency Ross, Skye and Inverness West post town ULLAPOOL postcode district IV26 postcode area IV dial code 01854 Achiltibuie lang gd Achd Ille Bhuidhe or Field of the yellow haired boy ref Mac an T illeir, Iain 2003 , Gaelic Place Names http www.scottish.parliament.uk Gaelic placenamesA B.pdf Retrieved on January 1, 2012 ref is a long linear village in Ross and Cromarty , Highland council area Highland , on the Coigach coast of northwestern Scotland , overlooking Badentarbet Bay to the west. Loch Broom and the Summer Isles also lie to the west. Located 10 miles 16 km northwest of Ullapool , Achiltibuie is home to the Hydroponicum, a garden where plants are grown using a hydroponic system, in water and without soil. It is the last stop on the road to Achduart . History The first post office in the village opened on 28 July 1884. ref Mackay, James A. 1989 Scottish Post Offices , p. 28, Dumfries published by the author, ISBN 0 906440 48 3 ref The Eagle Of The Ninth The Roman ... Sutcliffe Rosemary Sutcliff , was filmed on location in Achiltibuie for a week in October 2009. The main .... Lucy Irvine b. 1956 , writer, lived at the Achiltibuie Hotel with her parents, who owned it and the Hydroponicum. Reiner Luyken b. 1951 , German journalist Die ZEIT , lives in Achiltibuie References reflist External links http coigach.com Achiltibuie Tourist Association http freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com ... Populated places in Ross and Cromarty Category Hydroponics Highland geo stub de Achiltibuie nl Achiltibuie ... more details
Infobox UK place country Scotland official name Polbain scots name gaelic name population os grid reference NC018101 map type Scotland latitude 58.03582 longitude 5.35858 unitary scotland Highland council area Highland lieutenancy scotland constituency westminster constituency scottish parliament post town Achiltibuie postcode district IV26 2 postcode area IV dial code Polbain is a remote crofting township, located on the north Badentarbat Bay on the west coast of Scotland, in wester Ross shire , Scottish Highlands and is in the Scotland Scottish council area of Highland Council area Highland . The township lies 2 miles northwest of the village of Achiltibuie . The village overlooks the Summer Isles . Category Populated places in Ross and Cromarty Highland geo stub ... more details
orphan date June 2010 infobox UK place country Scotland official name Altandhu scots name gaelic name population 5 population ref ref name undiscoveredscotland cite web url http www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk achiltibuie alltandhu index.html title Altandhu publisher Undiscovered Scotland accessdate 2008 12 03 ref os grid reference NB989123 map type Scotland latitude 58.05468 longitude 5.40955 unitary scotland Highland council area Highland lieutenancy scotland constituency westminster constituency scottish parliament post town postcode district IV26 2 postcode area IV dial code Altandhu is a small hamlet, overlooking the sea loch, Loch an Alltain Duibh to the west, on the western shore of the Rubha Mor Peninsula, in the Achiltibuie area, in Ullapool , Ross shire , Scotland , within the Scotland Scottish council area of Highland Council area Highland . In the 1880s the hamlet had a population of almost 120, although population was down to nothing by 1930. Five residents were recorded in 2001. ref name undiscoveredscotland Altandhu lies 3 miles southeast of Reiff, Ross shire Reiff and 2 miles northwest of Polbain and about 6 miles from the main village of Achiltibuie along the coast road to the east. References reflist Category Populated places in Ross and Cromarty Highland geo stub nl Altandhu ... more details
Bottle Island Scottish Gaelic Eilean a Bhotail is one of the Summer Isles in Loch Broom , Scotland . So called because of its shape, an alternative name is Eilean Druim Briste , broken ridge island . ref http www.scottish.parliament.uk vli language gaelic pdfs placenamesA B.pdf Scottish Parliament Gaelic Placenames ref It is a popular underwater diving dive site. ref http www.bsactravelclub.co.uk where uk nwws summerisles.htm British Sub Aqua Club Achiltibuie & The Summer Isles ref Summer Isles References references gbmapping NB953020 coord 57 57 39 N 5 27 35 W display title Category Geography of Highland council area Highland geo stub de Bottle Island es Bottle Island fr Bottle Island gd Eilean a Bhotail pooo ... more details
infobox UK place country Scotland official name Brae of Achnahaird scots name gaelic name population os grid reference NC012133 map type Scotland latitude 58.06487 longitude 5.37019 unitary scotland Highland council area Highland lieutenancy scotland constituency westminster constituency scottish parliament post town postcode district IV26 2 postcode area IV dial code Brae of Achnahaird Achadh na h irde is a small settlement at the head of Achnahaird Bay in Achiltibuie , Ullapool in Ross shire , Scottish Highlands and is in the Scotland Scottish council area of Highland Council area Highland . The headland of Rubha Coigeach lies approximately 4 miles to the north west. Category Populated places in Ross and Cromarty Highland geo stub nl Brea of Achnahaird ... more details
infobox UK place country Scotland official name Polglass scots name gaelic name Am Poll Glas population os grid reference NC042071 map type Scotland latitude 58.01028 longitude 5.31446 unitary scotland Highland council area Highland lieutenancy scotland constituency westminster constituency scottish parliament post town Achiltibuie postcode district IV26 2 postcode area IV dial code Polglass lang gd Am Poll Glas is a long crofting township , lying on the north shore of the sea loch, Loch Broom in Ullapool Ross shire , Scottish Highlands and is in the Scotland Scottish council area of Highland Council area Highland . Category Populated places in Ross and Cromarty Highland geo stub nl Polglass ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Image Achnahaird Bay.jpg thumb Achnahaird Bay, Wester Ross, looking across the bay where Allt Loch Raa enters the sea. The low hill on the other side of the bay is the imaginatively named Cnoc M r big lump Achnahaird Bay is located on the Coigach peninsula, Wester Ross , Scotland , and can be reached by following the road to the scattered settlement of Achiltibuie . The beautiful, wide sandy beach and stunning views of the mountains Stac Pollaidh , Canisp and Suilven mean the area is popular with tourists and locals on hot summer days. Achnahaird Bay was used as a filming location for the 2011 film The Eagle 2011 film The Eagle , with a horse chase scene across the beach. There is a caravan site a stone s throw from the beach. coord 58.072 N 5.361 W type waterbody region GB HLD display title Category Ross and Cromarty Category Geography of Highland council area Category Bays of Scotland ... more details
Coigach Lang gd A Ch igeach today refers to the peninsula beyond the big rock north of Ullapool , in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland . Anciently till changes in civil registration districts in 1857 ref http www.gro scotland.gov.uk famrec list of parishes registration districts.html GROS List of Parishes and Registration Districts ref the Barony also included Isle Martin , the lands down to Corrie beyond Ullapool, the various farms of Strathkanaird , and eastward including the Forest of Achall and Rhiddorach. It abuts Assynt further to the north. Like its more northerly neighbour, it is an area of astonishing but stark beauty, with mountains rising sheer to dizzying heights from quiet loch s. The highest summit is Ben More Coigach , 743 metres. Achiltibuie and its smaller adjoining hamlets form the parish of Coigach, a traditional crofting and fishing community of a couple of hundred houses sprinkled between mountain and shore on a peninsula looking over the Summer Isles and the sea. References Reflist External links http freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com coigach Coigach Genealogy http coigachlines.wordpress.com Coigach Lines, Tenant Genealogy of Coigach Crofts, Scotland, 1800 1900 Coord 57 59.5 N 5 11.3 W region GB type landmark display title Scottish provinces minor Category Peninsulas of Scotland Category Ross and Cromarty Category National Scenic Areas in Scotland Scotland protected area stub Highland geo stub nn Coigach ... more details
from Achiltibuie to Strathcanaird . The maps and signposts imply that the relevant stretch is about .... It is so named because it was used by postmen before the village of Achiltibuie was connected to the road ... more details
Use British English date April 2012 Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox UK place country Scotland official name Achduart scots name gaelic name Achadh Dhubhaird population static image File Achduart with Cairn Conmheall behind.jpg 250px static image caption Achduart with Cairn Conmheall 541 m behind os grid reference NC058006 map type Ross and Cromarty latitude 57.95239 longitude 5.28305 unitary scotland Highland council area Highland lieutenancy scotland constituency westminster constituency scottish parliament post town postcode district IV26 2 postcode area IV dial code Achduart Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic Achadh Dhubhaird ref name Mac an T illeir is a small hamlet in Coigach , in Wester Ross in northwestern Scotland , now within the Highland council area Highland council area. ref cite map title Google Maps publisher Google accessdate 22 October 2010 ref ref cite map title Bing Maps publisher Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC accessdate 22 October 2010 ref It is situated about 4 km southeast of the village of Achiltibuie , at the end of a minor road. A footpath continues on to the hamlet of Culnacraig, then along the coast past Ben More Coigach to Strathcanaird . ref cite web title Culnacraig circular url http www.walkhighlands.co.uk ullapool culnacraig.shtml work Walk Highlands accessdate 23 April 2011 ref Achduart has accommodation facilities for tourists, who come for its proximity to the ocean as well as its seclusion and remoteness. There is a Scottish Youth Hostels Association hostel in Acheninver, a short distance to the north. The name of Achduart comes from the Gaelic for the field at the black headland . ref name Mac an T illeir cite web author Iain Mac an T illeir year 2003 publisher Scottish Parliament url http www.scottish.parliament.uk vli language gaelic vl trans.htm title Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir accessdate 29 January 2011 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20101225005529 http scottish ... more details
For those of a similar name Malcolm MacLeod disambiguation Malcolm Macleod born in Edinburgh in 1965 is a Scottish neurologist. He spent his early years in Achiltibuie and Inverness . He attended the Leachkin Primary School, Jedburgh Grammar School and Loretto School , Musselburgh , before studying Medicine at the University of Edinburgh . As an undergraduate he attained a First Class Honours degree in Pharmacology and was president of Edinburgh University Students Association . After graduation he held a number of junior medical posts in Edinburgh. He was Rector of the University of Edinburgh from 1994 to 1997, Secretary of the Labour Campaign for a Scottish Parliament , and a member of the National Executive of the Scotland FORward campaign, the cross party group which campaigned for a YES YES vote in the Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 1997 devolution referendum . From 1995 to 1998 he undertook a PhD studentship at the University of Edinburgh, followed by 2 years as a post doc in the Seckl lab, before embarking on training in Neurology. In 2003 he was Visiting Fellow at the National Stroke Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia . His research interests are diverse and include the development of effective treatments for acute ischaemic stroke the optimal use of animal models of disease the neurobiology of the mineralocorticoid receptor and impact of social deprivation on the incidence and management of neurological diseases. Pdfs of recent publications are available, ref name Publications http www.camarades.info index files papers.htm Publications page with pdfs on CAMARADES website ref ref name ResearcherId http www.researcherid.com rid B 2052 2010 Pages with citation data at ResearcherId ref and with Suvankar Pal and Marion Simpson he has recently written a Neurology Textbook for medical undergraduates http www.amazon.co.uk Neurology Clinical Uncovered Malcolm Macleod dp 1405162201 He is currently Reader in Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Ed ... more details
coord 57.666 5.219 display title region GB scale 200000 Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Shieldaig from the Applecross road.jpg right thumb 250px Shieldaig, viewed from the road to Applecross . Wester Ross Lang gd Taobh Siar Rois is a western area of Ross and Cromarty in Scotland, notably containing the villages on the west coast such as Lochcarron Applecross Shieldaig Torridon Kinlochewe inland http www.visitgairloch.org.uk Gairloch http www.visitpoolewe.co.uk Poolewe Aultbea Laide Ullapool Achiltibuie Wester Ross is geographically regarded as the western watershed of Ross shire, but administrative and political boundaries diverge from this and have been subject to several changes and inconsistencies. Wester Ross is a popular scenic tourism destination, although the level of this has declined considerably since the 1970s. Tourism still forms a major part of the economic activity of the area, particularly with the dramatic declines in fishing over the same period. Wester Ross contains notable beauty spots such as Loch Maree , Inverewe Garden , Corrieshalloch Gorge , Glen Docherty and Bealach na Ba . But it is its mountains for which Wester Ross is renowned, in a unique and very old landscape. Mountains Image Liathach from Beinn Eighe.jpg thumb left 300px Liathach seen from Beinn Eighe. With the Munro Top of Stuc a Choire Dhuibh Bhig 915 metres in the foreground and the two Munro summits in the background. Image Sgurr fiona.jpg thumb right 300px Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuidhe pinnacles on An Teallach Image Horns of Alligin.jpg thumb left 300px View east from Sgurr Mh r over the Horns The area is well known for its spectacular mountain scenery, especially the Torridon Hills which includes such peaks as Beinn Eighe and Liathach . Although many peaks in the North west highlands exhibit Torridon geology , the Torridon hills are generally considered only to be those in the Torridon Forest to the north of Glen Torridon. Specifically, these are Liathach Beinn Eighe ... more details
other uses infobox UK place country Scotland official name Summer Isles gaelic name Audio Na h Eileanan Samhraidh.ogg Na h Eileanan Samhraidh population 5 population ref United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 Census os grid reference NB992067 latitude 58.030338 longitude 5.453436 map type Scotland unitary scotland Highland council area Highland lieutenancy scotland Ross and Cromarty constituency westminster Ross, Skye and Lochaber UK Parliament constituency Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency scottish parliament Ross, Skye and Inverness West Scottish Parliament constituency Ross, Skye and Inverness West post town ULLAPOOL postcode district IV26 postcode area IV dial code 01854 static image Image Summer Isles Jan 2006.JPG 250px static image caption small The Summer Isles from Ben M r Coigach small The Summer Isles lang gd Na h Eileanan Samhraidh , IPA gd n helan n s au pron are an archipelago lying in the mouth of Loch Broom , in the Scottish Highlands Highland region of Scotland . Geography The only inhabited isle, Tanera M r , is also the largest. It is home to an Atlantic salmon fish farming fish farm , some Renting rental holiday homes, a caf and a post office , which has operated its own local post and printed its own stamps since 1970. The island has no roads and the only recognisable path goes around the Anchorage, the sheltered bay on the east side of the island. Boats sail to the island from Achiltibuie and Ullapool . ref cite web url http www.summer isles.com title Summer Isles website accessdate 2007 12 15 ref Smaller islands Bottle Island Horse Island, Summer Isles Horse Island Isle Martin Priest Island Eilean a Chl irich Isle Ristol Tanera Beag Eilean a Ch r Eilean Dubh, Summer Isles Eilean Dubh Eilean Fada M r Eilean Fada Beag Eilean Mullagrach Glas leac Beag Glas leac M r C rn Iar C rn Deas C rn nan Sgeir Meall nan Gabhar Conservation The islands are part of the Assynt Coigach National Scenic Area Scotland National Scenic Area , one of 40 in Scotland. ... more details
symbol. ref name linklater blockquote Achiltibuie , a village in northwest Scotland, was used as a filming location for the Seal People . Filming started in Achiltibuie on October 7, 2009, and finished ... more details
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