Strath Halladale is a
strath
A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow (as opposed to a glen, which is typically narrower and deep).
Word and etymology
An anglicisation of the Gaelic word ''srath'', it is one of many that have been ab ...
in the traditional county of
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 north of
Scotland
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down which the Halladale River flows to enter the
Atlantic Ocean
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at
Melvich Bay
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. It is situated on the A836 road, near the mouth of the River Halladale. It has a suc ...
. It is followed by the
A897 road
The A897 single track road is entirely within the Highland council area of Scotland. It runs generally north from the A9 at Helmsdale to the A836 near Halladale Bridge, east of Melvich. The road passes through or near Kildonan, Kinbrace and ...
between
Forsinard
Forsinard ( ) is a hamlet in the county of Sutherland in the Highland area of Scotland. It is located on the A897 road in Strath Halladale. It is served by a railway station on the Far North Line. The local hotel closed several years ago, but ...
and just short of
Melvich
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. It is situated on the A836 road, near the mouth of the River Halladale. It has a suc ...
where it joins the A836 north coast road, just east of Halladale Bridge, the lowest road crossing of the river. The headwaters of the river gather within The Flows National Nature Reserve and head northwest towards Forsinard. The flow is soon joined by the left bank tributaries of the Catsack and Ewe
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. The main tributary is the left-bank River Dyke or Abhainn Bheag which joins just south of the twin settlements of
Trantlemore
Trantlemore ( gd, Tranntail Mòr) is a small remote linear crofting township, lying on the left bank of the River Halladale, in Eastern Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
The A897 road
The A897 s ...
and
Trantlebeg
Trantlebeg ( gd, Tranntail Beag) is a small village east of the Halladale River in Forsinard, east Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland
Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mou ...
on the west and eastern sides of the valley respectively. There are a large number of
broch
A broch is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure found in Scotland. Brochs belong to the classification "complex Atlantic roundhouse" devised by Scottish archaeologists in the 1980s. Their origin is a matter of some controversy.
Origin ...
ruins within Strath Halladale.
References
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Halladale
Landforms of Sutherland
Former populated places in Scotland
Valleys of Highland (council area)