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Melness

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = Scotland

| official_name = Melness

| scots_name =

| gaelic_name = Taobh Mhealanais

| population =

| static_image = Beautiful beaches at Melness, Tongue - geograph.org.uk - 9896.jpg

| static_image_caption = Beach at Melness

| os_grid_reference = NC585630

| map_type = Sutherland

| coordinates = {{coord|58.532|-4.432|display=inline,title}}

| unitary_scotland = Highland

| lieutenancy_scotland = Sutherland

| constituency_westminster = Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

| post_town = Lairg

| postcode_district = IV27 4

| postcode_area = IV

| dial_code =

}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Gittings |first1=Bruce |last2=Munro |first2=David |title=Melness |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst1924.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=7 February 2019}}{{Bing maps | url = https://binged.it/2lYPBb4 | title=Melness, Highland | accessdate = 26 February 2017 }} The individual hamlets are:

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Category:Populated places in Sutherland