Melvich

Human settlement in Scotland
Melvich is located in Sutherland
Melvich
Melvich
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC8864Council area
  • Highland
Lieutenancy area
  • Sutherland
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  • Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
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  • Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
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UK
Scotland
58°33′N 3°55′W / 58.55°N 3.92°W / 58.55; -3.92

Melvich (from Norse Mel Vik – "sand dune bay" – rendered into Scottish Gaelic: A' Mhealbhaich) is a village in the county of Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland.[1] It is situated on the A836 road, near the mouth of the River Halladale. It has a successful Gaelic choir. The A897 road which runs from Helmsdale, through the Strath of Kildonan and past Kinbrace, terminates at Melvich.

Melvich Bay

References

  1. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Melvich". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  • NC8864 Ordnance Survey Grid reference for Melvich
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20070207043347/http://www.melvichgaelicchoir.org.uk/ The Melvich Gaelic Choir