Melness
Melness is a village in Highland Council, Scotland. Melness is situated nearby to the neighborhood Talmine, as well as near Torrincudigan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sutherland spaceport.
Sutherland spaceport
The Sutherland spaceport, also known as Space Hub Sutherland or UK Vertical Launch Sutherland, is a planned spaceport to be located in Sutherland in Scotland. Sutherland spaceport is situated 2½ miles west of Melness.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skullomie and Coldbackie.
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 east of Melness.
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 3 miles southeast of Melness.
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 4 miles south of Melness.
Melness
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.53155° or 58° 31′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.4474° or 4° 26′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CCQGHJ3+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 330352302OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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