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 are located),
Polbain (where the architecturally acclaimed holiday accommodation "the Brochs of Coigach" are located), and
Reiff to
Achnahaird.