Achnahannet, Strathspey

Achnahannet
Scottish Gaelic: Achadh na h-Annaid
Achnahannet
 Achnahannet shown within the Badenoch and Strathspey area
OS grid referenceNH977272
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district PH26 3
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentInverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Scottish ParliamentSkye, Lochaber and Badenoch
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Coordinates: 57°19′26″N 3°42′01″W / 57.32397°N 3.70035°W / 57.32397; -3.70035

Achnahannet (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh na h-Annaid) is a hamlet located northwest of Dulnain Bridge, and three and a half miles west-south-west of Grantown-on-Spey,[1] in the historical county of Morayshire, the Highland, Scotland. Historically it belonged to the parish of Cromdale.[2] Its name means "Field of the Annat". [2]An old chapel and a well named Tobar an Domhnaich is located nearby.[2]

Geography

Achnahannet Burn flows in the area; it is a tributary of the River Dulnain.[3]The land westward from Achnahannet to Lynmore contains a belt of morainic sands and gravels between the River Dulnain terraces.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Groome, Francis Hindes (1895). Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland: a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical, and historical. W. Mackenzie. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Watson, William John (1973). The history of the Celtic place-names of Scotland. Irish University Press. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Reid, William (1900). Grantown and the adjacent country: a guide to Strathspey. Angus Stuart. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Annual report. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research. 1965. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  5. ↑ Aberd bookeen-angus herd. 1965. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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