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Croft 2-19, Melvaig, Gairloch, IV21

Land size
0.92 acres

Description

Owner occupied croft which is 9½ miles from Gairloch, which extends to approx. 0.92 acre and in an elevated position on the coastline at Melvaig offering panoramic views across the Minch to the Isle of Skye and the Outer Hebrides. There is Planning in principle which expires in April 2025.

Owner occupied croft which is 9½ miles distant from Gairloch and extends to approx. 0.92 acre in an elevated position on the coastline at Melvaig offering beautiful panoramic views across the Minch to the Isle of Skye, the Outer Hebrides and the Melvaig coastline. Melvaig is a rural coastal area of scattered houses and crofts. The croft which is infilled with pink on the plan with house site indicated by a dotted line, is fenced off and has outline planning permission for a single storey house details of which can be found on the Highland Council website (planning application number 22/00600/PIP). There is a water connection on the site and other services are nearby. There is a possibility of building grants being available from the Crofting Agricultural Grants (Scotland) Scheme, look up and more general information regarding crofting regulations can be found on the Crofter Commission website.

Travelling west on the A835, turn left onto the A832 just after Garve. Continue along this route until you reach Gairloch, turn left just after the Morrison's store onto the B8021, approx. 9 miles on you will come to a junction with a post box, turn right and go on to the fork, turn left an go to the end of the road, there is a small parking area, the croft is through the gates ahead and to the right.

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Tenure
Non_traditional
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Date Posted
2026-06-17

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast · available to 89% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good LimitedThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Gairloch Primary School7.2 miles
    Pupils
    56
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Bualnaluib Primary School8 miles
    Pupils
    29
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Poolewe Primary School8.2 miles
    Pupils
    9
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Scoraig School18 miles
    Pupils
    6
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Staffin Primary School20 miles
    Pupils
    37
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Gairloch High School7.2 miles
    Pupils
    89
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Ullapool High School25 miles
    Pupils
    173
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Portree High School32 miles
    Pupils
    494
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Plockton High School34 miles
    Pupils
    213
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • The Nicolson Institute35 miles
    Pupils
    1,022
    Type
    Non-denominational

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Gairloch - Main Road, Gairloch7.3 miles
Morrisons Daily Gairloch Achtercairn, Gairloch7.3 miles
Tesco Ullapool Superstore, Ullapool24 miles

GP surgery

Aultbea & Gairloch Medical Practice8.5 miles

Pharmacy

Two Lochs Dispensing Ltd6.9 miles

Walking trail

Melvaig/Rubha Reidh/Camus Mor199 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Achnashellach Rail Station29 miles

Nearest bus stop

Strath Square6.9 miles

Typical drive times

Stornoway4 hr 14 min · 117 miles
Inverness (city)1 hr 49 min · 79 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

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Flood Risk

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Rivers and the sea

Not shown on SEPA's flood mapsLower risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

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  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)

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