Achavandra Muir
Achavandra Muir (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh Anndra - Andrew's Field) is a hamlet in the Scottish Highlands in northeastern Scotland, about 7 kilometres from the coast. It lies just off the A9 between Dornoch and Loch Fleet.[1][2] The land in the area is dominated by bog and crofting.[3]
Achavandra Muir
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Achavandra Muir Location within the Sutherland area | |
OS grid reference | NH7793 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Historically, Achavandra Muir was occupied by Father John Sutherland, who died on 23 January 1910.[4] In 1812 there were a reported twenty settlers in Achavandra Muir.[5]
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- Scottish Gaelic studies, Volumes 14-15. University of Aberdeen. Celtic Dept, H. Milford, Oxford University Press. 1983. p. 114.
- Papers by command, Volume 19. Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, HMSO. 1913. p. 17.
- Adam, Robert James. Papers on Sutherland estate management, 1802-1816. Volumes 8-9 of Scottish History Society, printed for the Scottish History Society by T. and A. Constable, 1972.
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