Elphin, Highland
Elphin (Scottish Gaelic: Ailbhinn, which possibly derives from a combination of Norse and Gaelic fjell, "cliff" or "rock", and fionn, "bright") is a crofting township in Assynt, in the Sutherland area of Highland in Scotland.[1] It lies about 15 miles (25 kilometres) north of Ullapool. The village contains a telephone box, a post box, a tearoom, a Scottish Mountaineering Club Hut, Grampian Speleological Group Hut, a small caravan site and many self-catering options. Assynt Primary School closed in 2001, and the building is now a community hall operated by Elphin Ledmore and Knockan Community Association Limited. The township now has its own website, see external links.
Elphin
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![]() ![]() Elphin Location within the Sutherland area | |
OS grid reference | NC212111 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ullapool |
Postcode district | IV27 4 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Knockan Crag is about two miles (three kilometres) south of Elphin and Loch Veyatie is about 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) northwest.
Notable people
- Rev Prof G. N. M. Collins DD, twice Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland was raised in Elphin
References
- "Elphin". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 June 2018.