Melvich
title: "Melvich" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-sutherland", "parish-of-farr"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-sutherland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvich" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Melvich |
| gaelic_name | A' Mhealbhaich |
| static_image | Track to the Beach at Melvich - geograph.org.uk - 931618.jpg |
| static_image_caption | Track to the beach at Melvich |
| map_type | Sutherland |
| coordinates | |
| os_grid_reference | NC8864 |
| unitary_scotland | Highland |
| lieutenancy_scotland | Sutherland |
| country | Scotland |
| post_town | THURSO |
| postcode_area | KW |
| postcode_district | KW14 |
| dial_code | 01641 |
| constituency_westminster | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
| constituency_scottish_parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross |
| :: |
|official_name= Melvich |gaelic_name= A' Mhealbhaich |static_image= Track to the Beach at Melvich - geograph.org.uk - 931618.jpg |static_image_caption= Track to the beach at Melvich |map_type= Sutherland |coordinates= |population= |os_grid_reference= NC8864 |unitary_scotland= Highland |lieutenancy_scotland= Sutherland |country= Scotland |post_town= THURSO |postcode_area= KW |postcode_district= KW14 |dial_code= 01641 |constituency_westminster= Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |constituency_scottish_parliament= Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Melvich (from Norse Mel Vik – "sand dune bay" – rendered into ) is a village in the county of Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland. 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.
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References
References
- "Melvich". School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
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