Melvich

Melvich
Scottish Gaelic: *A' Mhealbhaich*
Melvich Scottish Gaelic: A' Mhealbhaich;
	Track to the beach at Melvich
	Melvich Location within the Sutherland area
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	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross;
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross;

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

↑ 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.

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