Portskerra

Portskerra
Portskerra Pier
Portskerra
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC874661
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMelvich
Postcode districtKW14
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

Portskerra (from Scottish Gaelic Port Sgeire 'skerry harbour')[1] is a hamlet that overlooks Melvich Bay in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland.

The village of Melvich is less than a mile southeast.

References

  1. ^ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Scottish National Heritage.


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