Muie
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Muie is a remote village, situated in eastern Sutherland
, Scottish Highlands
and is in the Scottish
council area of Highland.
The village of Ardachu
lies less than 0.5 miles to the south with the village of Lairg
lying 5 miles west along the main A839
road, with the villages of Pittentrail
and Morvich
lying east along the A839.
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 village of Ardachu
Ardachu
Ardachu is a village within the area of Rogart, Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, within the Highland Council area. It lies on the River Fleet, west of Rogart....
lies less than 0.5 miles to the south with the village of Lairg
Lairg
Lairg is a village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It has a population of about 700and is situated at the south-eastern end of Lairg is a village in [[Sutherland]], [[Highland |Highland]], [[Scotland]]...
lying 5 miles west along the main A839
A839 road
The A839 road is in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. It runs generally west from the A9 at The Mound near Golspie, via Rogart and Lairg, to the A837 at Rosehall. The Mound is a causeway or bridge carrying the A9 across the estuary of the River Fleet. Between The Mound and Lairg the...
road, with the villages of Pittentrail
Pittentrail
Pittentrail is a hamlet on the A839 road, in the Rogart estate in eastern Sutherland, in the Scottish Highlands. The River Fleet runs to the south. The settlement became better known in the area when Rogart Station was built in the village. The station is no longer used for its original purpose....
and Morvich
Morvich
Morvich was an American Thoroughbred who was the first California-bred racehorse to win the Kentucky Derby.Bred by sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels at his Napa Stock Farm, Morvich was sired by James R. Keene's stallion, Runnymede, and was out of the mare, Hymir by Dr. Leggo. He was sold to...
lying east along the A839.