Leckmelm

Leckmelm
Scottish Gaelic: *Leac Mailm*
Leckmelm Scottish Gaelic: Leac Mailm;
	Leckmelm Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
OS grid reference	NH1690
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IV23 2
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 57°52′02″N 5°05′41″W / 57.8673°N 5.0946°W

Leckmelm (Scottish Gaelic: Leac Mailm) is a small settlement on the eastern shore of Loch Broom, in Wester Ross in the Highland council area of Scotland.^[1] It is about 5 km (3 miles) southeast of Ullapool, along the A835 road.

The Battle of Leckmelm took place in the area in 1586. In the 1870s Leckmelm was extensively cleared during the Highland Clearances (Scottish Gaelic: Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal [ˈfuət̪ɪçən nəŋ ˈɡɛː.əl̪ˠ], the "eviction of the Gaels") consequently the eviction of tenants at Leckmelm was examined in the proceedings of the Napier Commission ^[2]

References[edit]

^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Leckmelm". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ MacDonald, MJ. "Lucky break in lockdown sheds fascinating light on Leckmelm clearances for new book". The Ross Shire Journal. Highland News and Media. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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[1] Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Leckmelm". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[2] MacDonald, MJ. "Lucky break in lockdown sheds fascinating light on Leckmelm clearances for new book". The Ross Shire Journal. Highland News and Media. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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