Melness

Human settlement in Scotland

Melness

Location within the Sutherland area

OS grid referenceNC585630Council area

Highland

Lieutenancy area

Sutherland

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Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Scottish Parliament

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

List of places: UK; Scotland

58°31′55″N 4°25′55″W / 58.532°N 4.432°W / 58.532; -4.432

Melness (Gaelic: Taobh Mhealanais) is a locality comprising a group of small remote crofting townships, lying to the west of Tongue Bay opposite Coldbackie, in the north coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.^[1]^[2] The individual hamlets are:

Achnahuaigh (Gaelic: Achadh na h-Uamha)
Achininver (Gaelic: Achadh an Inbhir)
Achintyhalavin
Lubinvullin (Gaelic: Lùb a' Mhuilinn)
Midfield (Gaelic: Pàirce Meadhanach)
Midtown (Gaelic: Baile Meadhanach)
Portvasgo (Gaelic: Port Faisgeach)
Skinnet (Gaelic: Sgianaid)
Strath Melness (Gaelic: Strath Mhealanais)
Strathan or East Strathan (Gaelic: Srathan)
Talmine (Gaelic: Tealamainn)
West Strathan (Gaelic: Srathan Shuas)

References

^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Melness". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Melness, Highland" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.