Achintee, Fort William

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{{Infobox UK place

| country = Scotland

| official_name = Achintee

| scots_name =

| gaelic_name = Achadh an t-Suidhe

| population =

| os_grid_reference = NN125730

| map_type = Lochaber

| coordinates = {{coord|56.81056|-5.07166|display=inline,title}}

| unitary_scotland = Highland

| lieutenancy_scotland =

| constituency_westminster = Ross, Skye and Lochaber

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch

| post_town =

| postcode_district = PH33 6

| postcode_area = PH

| dial_code =

| static_image_name = Looking back to the Nevis Inn - geograph.org.uk - 856435.jpg

| static_image_caption = Looking down the mountain path to the Ben Nevis Inn

}}

Achintee ({{Langx|gd|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.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 41 Ben Nevis (Fort William & Glen Coe)|ISBN=9780319229958|publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2013}}

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".

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