Morefield
| Morefield | |
| Scottish Gaelic: A Mhór-choille | |
  Morefield |
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| OS grid reference | NH116639 |
|---|---|
| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | IV26 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
Coordinates: 57°54′40″N 5°10′50″W / 57.911169°N 5.18068°W
Morefield (A' Mhór-choille in Gaelic) is a small hamlet, lying on the northern shore of Loch Broom, 2 miles to the north of Ullapool and south of Rhue in Ross and Cromarty, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Scotland.
In some early documents[1] it is written as Morchyle.
Etymology
The English name is a corruption of the Gaelic meaning "the big wood".
References
- ↑ See, for example, the surveyor Peter May's 1755 map of the Barony of Coigach
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