Leckmelm

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Leckmelm
  • Scottish Gaelic: Leac Mailm
Leckmelm is located in Ross and Cromarty
Leckmelm
Leckmelm
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
OS grid referenceNH1690
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIV23 2
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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57°52′02″N 5°05′41″W / 57.8673°N 5.0946°W / 57.8673; -5.0946Coordinates: 57°52′02″N 5°05′41″W / 57.8673°N 5.0946°W / 57.8673; -5.0946

Leckmelm (Scottish Gaelic: Leac Mailm) is a small settlement on the eastern shore of Loch Broom, in Wester Ross in the Highland council area of Scotland.[1] It is about 5 km (3 miles) southeast of Ullapool, along the A835 road.

The Battle of Leckmelm took place in the area in 1586.

A view of lochs outside Leckmelm

References[]

  1. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Leckmelm". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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