Achnahannet, Strathspey

Achnahannet (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh na h-Annaid)[1] is a hamlet located northwest of Dulnain Bridge, and three and a half miles west-south-west of Grantown-on-Spey,[2] in the historical county of Morayshire, the Highland, Scotland. Historically it belonged to the parish of Cromdale.[3] Its name means "Field of the Annat".[3] An old chapel and a well named Tobar an Domhnaich is located nearby.[3]

Achnahannet
Achnahannet
Location within the Badenoch and Strathspey area
OS grid referenceNH977272
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtPH26 3
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Geography

Achnahannet Burn flows in the area; it is a tributary of the River Dulnain.[4] The land westward from Achnahannet to Lynmore contains a belt of morainic sands and gravels between the River Dulnain terraces.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. Microsoft; Nokia (26 February 2017). "Achnahannet" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. Groome, Francis Hindes (1895). Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland: a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical, and historical. W. Mackenzie. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. Watson, William John (1973). The history of the Celtic place-names of Scotland. Irish University Press.
  4. Reid, William (1900). Grantown and the adjacent country: a guide to Strathspey. Angus Stuart.
  5. Annual report. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research. 1965.
  6. Aberd bookeen-angus herd. 1965.


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