Machair Mhòr

Machair Mhòr is a grassland in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Machair Mhòr is situated nearby to the archaeological site Totamore dun, as well as near the peak Creag an Fhireoin.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Totamore dun and Dùn Anlaimh.

Totamore dun

Archaeological site

Totamore Dun is a dun located at grid reference NM17625713; near the settlement of Totamore, on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It occupies the summit of a rocky boss, on the eastern edge of the sand-hills located 300 metres north of Totamore. Totamore dun is situated 1,100 feet east of Machair Mhòr.

Dùn Anlaimh

Archaeological site

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Dùn Anlaimh, also known as Dùn Amhlaidh, and Eilean nan Cinneachan, is a crannog, located within Loch nan Cinneachan on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. Dùn Anlaimh is situated 1 mile east of Machair Mhòr.

Dùn Beic

Archaeological site

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Dùn Beic is a dun located on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. It is located at grid reference NM15495644 and is thought to date to between 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. Dùn Beic is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Machair Mhòr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acha and Coll.

Acha

Hamlet

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Acha is a small hamlet on the Scottish island of Coll. Acha is situated 1½ miles southeast of Machair Mhòr.

Coll

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Coll is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide and in 2011 had a population of 195, mostly in the ferry port of Arinagour.

Arinagour

Village

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Arinagour is a village on the island of Coll, in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island, and the location of the island's ferry terminal. It has a population of around 50. Arinagour is situated 3 miles east of Machair Mhòr.

Machair Mhòr

Type: Grassland
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.62103° or 56° 37′ 16″ north

Longitude

-6.61012° or 6° 36′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C8MJ9CQ+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1110539232

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

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Highlights include Creag an Fhireoin and Hogh Beach.

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