Mellon Charles

Mellon Charles
Scottish Gaelic: *Meallan Theàrlaich*
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°51′24″N 5°37′05″W / 57.85672°N 5.618°W

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]

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.

References

^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Mellon Charles". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ "Mellon Charles". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

[1] Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Mellon Charles". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[2] "Mellon Charles". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

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