Melness Cemetery
Melness Cemetery is a cemetery in Highland Council, Scotland. Melness Cemetery is situated nearby to the peak Cnoc Lochan na Seanaig, as well as near Cnoc an Dubh-locha.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 Cemetery.
St Andrew’s Church, Tongue
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s Church, Tongue is situated 1½ miles southeast of Melness Cemetery.
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 Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tongue and Braetongue.
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 Cemetery.
Braetongue
Hamlet
Braetongue is an area in northern Sutherland just north of the town of Tongue. Runrig mentions the "hills about Brae Tongue" in the song The Summer Walkers. Braetongue is situated 2½ miles southeast of Melness Cemetery.
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 Cemetery.
Melness Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.49764° or 58° 29′ 52″ northLongitude
-4.45064° or 4° 27′ 2″ westOpen location code
9CCQFGXX+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 330415749OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc Lochan na Seanaig and Dun Buidhe.
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