Elphin

Elphin is a crofting township in Assynt, in the area of in . It lies about 15 miles north of . 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.
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Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Ailbhinn” and “Elphin, Highland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knockan Crag and Loch Veyatie.

Nature reserve
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
lies within the in the Assynt region of 21 kilometres north of . During the nineteenth century became the subject of much debate when geologists noted that the Moine schists at the top of the crag appeared to be older than the Cambrian and Ordovician rocks such as limestone lower down. is situated 2 miles southwest of Elphin.

Photo: Peter Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large freshwater loch in north-west . It stretches for 6 km north-westwards from the settlement of Elphin, and lies between and . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Elphin.

is a freshwater loch near Elphin at the southern tip of the Assynt District in north-west , . It's 2 miles from Elphin and 1 mile from Ledmore. is situated 2 miles southeast of Elphin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North West Highlands Geopark.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a UNESCO Geopark in in the north-west . The 2,000 km2 Geopark has coastal cliffs, beaches, mountains caves and waterfalls and a variety of unique geological features.

Elphin

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
node 5756389925
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2650065
Wiki­data ID
Q5367276
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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”
  • “Ailbhinn”
  • “Elphin”
  • “Elphin - Ailbhinn”

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