Machair

Machair is a meadow in Highland Council, Scotland. Machair is situated near Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel, as well as near the motorhome stopover Hillhead Caravans.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 Machair.

Clachtoll Broch

Ruins

Photo: Otter, CC BY 3.0.

Clachtoll Broch is a ruins, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Machair.

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 Machair.

Stoer

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stoer is a crofting township in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland and in the council area of Highland. It is located about five miles north of the village of Lochinver. Stoer is situated 2½ miles northwest of Machair.

Machair

Type: Meadow
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.17008° or 58° 10′ 12″ north

Longitude

-5.30376° or 5° 18′ 14″ west

Open location code

9CCP5MCW+2F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 342399810

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=meadow

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel and Achmelvich Beach.

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Places to explore: Achmelvich Beach and Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel.

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