Elphin
Elphin is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Elphin is situated nearby to the hamlet Ledmore, as well as near the locality Knockan Crag.Places of Interest
Highlights include Knockan Crag and Loch Urigill.
Knockan Crag
Nature reserve
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockan Crag lies within the North West Highlands Geopark in the Assynt region of Scotland 21 kilometres north of Ullapool. During the nineteenth century Knockan Crag became the subject of much debate when geologists noted that the Moine schists at the top of the crag appeared to be older than the Cambrian and Ordovician rocks such as Durness limestone lower down. Knockan Crag is situated 2 miles southwest of Elphin.
Loch Urigill
Loch Urigill is a freshwater loch near Elphin at the southern tip of the Assynt District in north-west Sutherland, Scotland. It's 2 miles from Elphin and 1 mile from Ledmore. Loch Urigill is situated 2 miles east of Elphin.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elphin and North West Highlands Geopark.
Elphin
Hamlet
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elphin is a crofting township in Assynt, in the Sutherland area of Highland in Scotland. It lies about 15 miles north of Ullapool. The village contains a telephone box, a post box, a tearoom, a Scottish Mountaineering Club Hut, Grampian Speleological Group Hut, a small caravan site and many self-catering options.
North West Highlands Geopark
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North West Highlands Geopark is a UNESCO Geopark in Caithness and Sutherland in the north-west Scottish Highlands. The 2,000 km2 Geopark has coastal cliffs, beaches, mountains caves and waterfalls and a variety of unique geological features.
Elphin
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.0547° or 58° 3′ 17″ northLongitude
-5.0261° or 5° 1′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CCP3X3F+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 431315611OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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