Achuvoldrach (

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

: Achadh a’ Mholltairich) is a small remote village on the west shore of the Kyle of Tongue in

Sutherland Sutherland ( gd, Cataibh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness and Moray Firth to the east, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire (later ...

, in the

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region of

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. Achuvoldrach is linked to the village of

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by the Kyle of Tongue Causeway across the sea loch, on a west to east orientation.

Settlements

Geography

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Populated places in Sutherland {{Highland-geo-stub