Achintee, Fort William
Human settlement in Scotland
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Achintee (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh an t-Suidhe) is a location in Glen Nevis in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is around 2 km south-east of Fort William and just to the east of the River Nevis.[1]
Achintee
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Looking down the mountain path to the Ben Nevis Inn | |
  Achintee Location within the Lochaber area | |
| OS grid reference | NN125730 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | PH33 6 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Achintee is the starting point for the "Mountain Path", the most popular route up Ben Nevis. The Ben Nevis Inn is within Achintee, at the end of a minor road.
The name Achintee is from the Gaelic for "the field of the seat".
