Achmelvich Beach
Achmelvich Beach is a parking area in Highland Council, Scotland. Achmelvich Beach is situated nearby to the meadow Machair, as well as near the motorhome stopover Hillhead Caravans.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Soyea Island is situated 2 miles south of Achmelvich Beach.
Clachtoll Broch
Ruins
Clachtoll Broch is a ruins, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Achmelvich Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achmelvich and Clachtoll.
Achmelvich
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Clachtoll is situated 2 miles northwest of Achmelvich Beach.
Lochinver
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Lochinver is a small fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 651 in 2011. It's about 30 miles north of Ullapool. Lochinver starkly illustrates the plight of Scotland's fishing industry: many foreign trawlers land their catch here, but hardly any Scottish boats still operate.
Achmelvich Beach
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.16956° or 58° 10′ 10″ northLongitude
-5.3022° or 5° 18′ 8″ westOpen location code
9CCP5M9X+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 200398194OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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