Melvich
Looking across the Halladale River to cottages at Melvich
| Melvich | |
| Scottish Gaelic: A' Mhealbhaich | |
  Melvich |
|
| OS grid reference | NC8864 |
|---|---|
| Council area | Highland |
| Lieutenancy area | Sutherland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THURSO |
| Postcode district | KW14 |
| Dialling code | 01641 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
| Scottish Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency in the Highlands and Islands electoral region |
Coordinates: 58°33′N 3°55′W / 58.55°N 3.92°W
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, 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.
External links
- NC8864 Ordnance Survey Grid reference for Melvich
- http://www.melvichgaelicchoir.org.uk/ The Melvich Gaelic Choir
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.