Croick
Encyclopedia
Croick is a small crofting
village, located in the right bank of the River Halladale in Forsinard
, eastern Sutherland
, Scottish Highlands
and is in the Scottish
council area of Highland.
The A897
road runs past the village, with the villages of Trantlemore
and Trantlebeg
directly south, and the village of Melvich
7 miles to the north.
Crofting
Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands, the Islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man....
village, located in the right bank of the River Halladale in Forsinard
Forsinard
Forsinard is a hamlet in the county of Sutherland in the Highland area of Scotland. It is located on the A897 road in Strath Halladale. It is served by a hotel and railway station on the Far North Line....
, eastern Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
, Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
and is in the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
council area of Highland.
The A897
A897 road
The A897 single track road is entirely within the Highland council area of Scotland. It runs generally north from the A9 at Helmsdale to the A836 near Halladale Bridge, east of Melvich. The road passes through or near Kildonan, Kinbrace and Forsinard, and has a junction with the B871 at Kinbrace...
road runs past the village, with the villages of Trantlemore
Trantlemore
Trantlemore is a small remote linear crofting township, lying on the left bank of the River Halladale, in Easter Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.The A897 road runs past Trantlemore....
and Trantlebeg
Trantlebeg
Trantlebeg is a small village, located east of the Halladale River, in Forsinard, east Sutherland , Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.The village of Croick lies less than 1 mile, directly north, along the A897 road....
directly south, and the village of Melvich
Melvich
Melvich is a village in the county of Sutherland on the North Coast of Scotland, situated on the A836 road, near the mouth of the River Halladale. It has a successful Gaelic choir.-External links: Ordnance Survey Grid reference for Melvich...
7 miles to the north.