Mellon Charles

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]

Population80 

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Mellon Charles Scottish Gaelic: Meallan Theàrlaich
A view next to the village
Mellon Charles Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
Population	80
OS grid reference	NG854909
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IV22 2
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 57.85672°N 5.618°W / 57.85672; -5.618

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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.