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{{Infobox UK place
| country = Scotland
| official_name = Melness
| scots_name =
| gaelic_name = Taobh Mhealanais
| population =
| static_image = Beautiful beaches at Melness, Tongue - geograph.org.uk - 9896.jpg
| static_image_caption = Beach at Melness
| os_grid_reference = NC585630
| map_type = Sutherland
| coordinates = {{coord|58.532|-4.432|display=inline,title}}
| unitary_scotland = [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
| lieutenancy_scotland = [[Sutherland]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (UK Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross]]
| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Ross]]
| post_town = [[Lairg]]
| postcode_district = IV27 4
| postcode_area = IV
| dial_code =
}}
'''Melness''' ([[Scottish Gaelic language|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 [[Scotland|Scottish]] council area of [[Highland (council area)|Highland]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gittings |first1=Bruce |last2=Munro |first2=David |title=Melness |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst1924.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=7 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Bing maps | url = https://binged.it/2lYPBb4 | title=Melness, Highland | accessdate = 26 February 2017 }}</ref> The individual hamlets are:
* [[Achnahuaigh]] ([[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: Achadh na h-Uamha)
* Achininver ([[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: Achadh an Inbhir)
* [[Achintyhalavin]]
* Lubinvullin ([[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: Lùb a' Mhuilinn)
*[[Midfield, Highland|Midfield]] ([[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]: Pàirce Meadhanach)
* [[Midtown, Highland|Midtown]] ([[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: Baile Meadhanach)
* [[Portvasgo]] ([[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: Port Faisgeach)
* [[Skinnet, Highland|Skinnet]] ([[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: Sgianaid)
* [[Strath Melness]] ([[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]: Strath Mhealanais)
* [[Strathan, Melness|Strathan]] or East Strathan ([[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: Srathan)
*[[Talmine, Sutherland|Talmine]] ([[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: Tealamainn)
* [[West Strathan]] ([[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]: Srathan Shuas)
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Sutherland]]