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: | 58.55°N -3.92°W |
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 gd| 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.