Mellon Charles

Mellon Charles
A view next to the village
Mellon Charles
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
Population80 
OS grid referenceNG854909
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIV22 2
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

Mellon Charles (Scottish Gaelic: Meallan Theàrlaich, 'Charles’s Little Hill') is a remote crofting village on Rubha Mòr on the north east shore of Loch Ewe near Gairloch in Wester Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland.[1] Mellon Charles is the location of a former Royal Navy and Royal Air Force base at Rubh a' Choin point.[2]

The village of Ormiscaig is located less than one mile along the coast road.

A panoramic view of Loch Ewe looking North with the villages of Aultbea, Ormiscaig and Mellon Charles visible along the Western shore (right-hand side); The NATO POL depot can be seen in the foreground, with the Isle of Ewe a little further out.

References

  1. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Mellon Charles". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Mellon Charles". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 19 April 2025.