Machair
Machair is a meadow in Highland Council, Scotland. Machair is situated nearby to Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel, 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 Machair.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achmelvich and Clachtoll.
Achmelvich
Village
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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″ northLongitude
-5.30376° or 5° 18′ 14″ westOpen location code
9CCP5MCW+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 342399810OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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