Place:Achiltibuie, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

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NameAchiltibuie
TypeTown
Coordinates58.02°N 5.34°W
Located inRoss and Cromarty, Scotland     (1890 - 1975)
Also located inCromartyshire, Scotland     ( - 1890)
Highland Region, Scotland     (1975 - 1996)
Highland (council area), Scotland     (1996 - )
See alsoLochbroom, Ross and Cromarty, Scotlandparish in which it is located
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Achiltibuie (; or Field of the yellow-haired boy) is a long linear village in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, on the Coigach coast of northwestern Scotland, overlooking Badentarbet Bay to the west. Loch Broom and the Summer Isles lie to the south. Located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Ullapool as the crow flies. Achiltibuie is the central community of a series of townships and communities stretching from Culnacraig, through Badenscallie and Polglass (where the community hall, the primary school and the Piping School Cafe are located), Polbain, and Reiff to Achnahaird.

Achiltibuie is the main small village on the Coigach peninsula (total population, approximately 300).

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Coigach was one of the detached sections that made up Cromartyshire prior to 1890 when it joined Ross-shire to create the county of Ross and Cromarty.

Research Tips

Some Coigach Genealogy is a website completely devoted to Coigach and the families who lived there.

For further research tips see the parish of Lochbroom.


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