Achmelvich Bay
Achmelvich Bay is a bay in Highland Council, Scotland. Achmelvich Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Feadan, as well as near the village Clachtoll.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bàgh Achadh Mhealbhaich”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Soyea Island and Clachtoll Broch.
Soyea Island
Island
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Soyea Island or Soyea is an uninhabited rocky island at the mouth of Loch Inver, in Assynt, Sutherland, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It is three nautical miles west of Lochinver and two nautical miles south-southwest of Achmelvich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achmelvich and Clachtoll.
Achmelvich
Village
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Achmelvich is a settlement situated in the Highland region of Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic "Achadh" - a plain or meadow and "mealbhaich" - sandy dunes.
Clachtoll
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clachtoll is a coastal fishing and crofting village situated on the Bay of Clachtoll, in the ancient parish of Assynt, Sutherland county, in the Highland Council area on the north western edge of Scotland.
Stoer
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoer is a crofting township in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland and in the council area of Highland. It is located about five miles north of the village of Lochinver.
Achmelvich Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.17448° or 58° 10′ 28″ northLongitude
-5.31236° or 5° 18′ 45″ westOpen location code
9CCP5MFQ+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2247317708OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2657727Wikidata ID
Q24659067
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Achmelvich Bay” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Bàgh Achadh Mhealbhaich”
- Catalan: “Achmelvich Bay”
- Cebuano: “Achmelvich Bay”
- Cornish: “Bàgh Achadh Mhealbhaich”
- Irish: “Bàgh Achadh Mhealbhaich”
- Manx: “Bàgh Achadh Mhealbhaich”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Bàgh Achadh Mhealbhaich”
- Swedish: “Achmelvich Bay”
- Welsh: “Bàgh Achadh Mhealbhaich”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Feadan and Ardroe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include An Fhairaidh Bheag and Vestey’s Beach.
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