Melvich
Melvich is a village in the county of Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland. It is situated on the A836 road, near the mouth of the River Halladale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portskerra and Strathy.
Portskerra
Village
Portskerra is a hamlet that overlooks Melvich Bay in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The village of Melvich is less than a mile southeast.
Strathy
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strathy is a scattered community in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. The settlement emerged in the late 19th century as the north coast was populated by families forcibly displaced during the Highland Clearances. Strathy is situated 2½ miles west of Melvich.
Achiemore
Hamlet
Photo: Rupert Fleetingly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achiemore is a hamlet in Strath Halladale in Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Achiemore is situated to the north of Smigel Burn on the right bank of the Halladale River just beyond where the Allt an Tigh-choinneirnh flows and Upper Bighouse. Achiemore is situated 4 miles south of Melvich.
Melvich
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.55533° or 58° 33′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.92277° or 3° 55′ 22″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9CCRH34G+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 471825655OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Melvich” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Melvich”
- Dutch: “Melvich”
- Irish: “A‘ Mhealbhaich”
- Irish: “A’ Mhealbhaich”
- Japanese: “メルヴィッチ”
- Swedish: “Melvich”
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