Elphin
Elphin is a crofting township in Assynt, in the Sutherland area of Highland in Scotland. It lies about 15 miles north of Ullapool. The village contains a telephone box, a post box, a tearoom, a Scottish Mountaineering Club Hut, Grampian Speleological Group Hut, a small caravan site and many self-catering options.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Elphin, Highland”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Knockan Crag and Loch Veyatie.
Knockan Crag
Nature reserve
Loch Veyatie
Loch Urigill
Loch Urigill is a freshwater loch near Elphin at the… Loch Urigill is situated 2 miles southeast of Elphin.Places in the Area
Nearby places include North West Highlands Geopark.
Elphin
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.05608° or 58° 3′ 22″ north
Longitude
-5.02991° or 5° 1′ 48″ west
Elevation
453 feet (138 metres)
Open location code
9CCP3X4C+C2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Elphin” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Elphin”
- Breton: “Ailbhinn”
- Cornish: “Ailbhinn”
- Irish: “Ailbhinn”
- Manx: “Ailbhinn”
- Scots: “Elphin”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ailbhinn”
- Welsh: “Ailbhinn”
- “Elphin - Ailbhinn”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Elphin and Knockan Crag.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Elphin ROC Post and Elphin Community Hall.
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