Melness War Memorial
Melness War Memorial is a memorial in Highland Council, Scotland. Melness War Memorial is situated nearby to Melness Cemetery, as well as near the peak Cnoc Lochan na Seanaig.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Varrich and St Andrew’s Church, Tongue.
Castle Varrich
Castle
Castle Varrich is a castle in the far north of the Scottish Highlands, near the village of Tongue. The castle is on a local high point of rock, overlooking both the Kyle of Tongue and the village of Tongue. Castle Varrich is situated 1½ miles south of Melness War Memorial.
St Andrew’s Church, Tongue
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s Church, Tongue is situated 2 miles southeast of Melness War Memorial.
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain is a coastal mountain peak in northern Scotland. It is 307 metres high with commanding views along the north coast of Scotland to Orkney in the east to Durness and Arkle in the West. Cnoc an Fhreiceadain is situated 2½ miles east of Melness War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tongue and Coldbackie.
Tongue
Village
Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
Tongue is a coastal village in northwest Highland, Scotland, in the western part of the former county of Sutherland. It lies on the east shore above the base of the Kyle of Tongue and north of the mountains Ben Hope and Ben Loyal on the A836. Tongue is situated 1½ miles southeast of Melness War Memorial.
Coldbackie
Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coldbackie is a crofting township in Sutherland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Scotland. Coldbackie is situated 2½ miles east of Melness War Memorial.
Skullomie
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scullomie is a small fishing and crofting township at the head of Tongue Bay in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. It is located around 3 miles north of the village of Tongue on the northern coast of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Skullomie is situated 3 miles northeast of Melness War Memorial.
Melness War Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “War Memorial”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.49816° or 58° 29′ 53″ northLongitude
-4.4499° or 4° 26′ 60″ westInception
1922Open location code
9CCQFHX2+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 13070979693OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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