Melness Scottish Gaelic: Taobh Mhealanais
Beach at Melness
Melness Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	NC585630
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lairg
Postcode district	IV27 4
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 58°31′55″N 4°25′55″W / 58.532°N 4.432°W / 58.532; -4.432

Melness ( 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 Scottish council area of Highland. ^{[1] [2]} The individual hamlets are:

• Achnahuaigh ( Gaelic: Achadh na h-Uamha)
• Achininver ( Gaelic: Achadh an Inbhir)
• Achintyhalavin
• Lubinvullin ( Gaelic: Lùb a' Mhuilinn)
• Midfield ( Gaelic: Pàirce Meadhanach)
• Midtown ( Gaelic: Baile Meadhanach)
• Portvasgo ( Gaelic: Port Faisgeach)
• Skinnet ( Gaelic: Sgianaid)
• Strath Melness ( Gaelic: Strath Mhealanais)
• Strathan or East Strathan ( Gaelic: Srathan)
• Talmine ( Gaelic: Tealamainn)
• West Strathan ( Gaelic: Srathan Shuas)

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