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The machair on Berneray, Outer Hebrides
Machair east of Uig Bay, Lewis
The machair towards West beach, Isle of Berneray, Outer Hebrides

A machair (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈmaxɪɾʲ]; sometimes machar in English) is a fertile low-lying grassy plain found on part of the northwest coastlines of Ireland and Scotland, in particular the Outer Hebrides. The best examples are found on North and South Uist, Harris and Lewis.[1]

  1. ^ "Machair". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 19 December 2013.

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Machair

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A machair (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈmaxɪɾʲ]; sometimes machar in English) is a fertile low-lying grassy plain found on part of the northwest coastlines...

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Julie Fowlis

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released on the Machair Records label which is operated by Fowlis and her husband Éamon Doorley as an outlet for their music. Machair "is a Gaelic word...

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North Uist Machair and Islands

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The North Uist Machair and Islands is a protected wetland area in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. A total of 4,705 hectares comprises seven separate areas:...

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Macha

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the plain"). In modern Scottish Gaelic, the etymologically related term machair refers to a fertile grassy plain that is maintained by continuous trampling...

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List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin

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[kʰɯːl̪ˠ], narrow. Lochan From lochan [ˈl̪ˠɔxan], a small loch. Machair From machair [ˈmaxɪɾʲ], the fertile land behind dunes. Quaich From cuach [kʰuəx]...

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South Uist

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western coasts and peat inland along with some (glacial) till. The west is machair (fertile low-lying coastal plain) with a continuous sandy beach, whilst...

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Pasture

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question being integral to a particular ecosystem. Bocage Grassland Heathland Machair Maquis Moorland Pampas Potrero (landform) Prairie Rangeland Rough pasture...

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Emergent coastline

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landforms: Raised beach or machair Wave cut platform Sea cave such as King's Cave, Isle of Arran The Scottish Gaelic word machair or machar refers to a fertile...

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Scotland

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including Loch Lomond and Loch Ness. Some parts of the coastline consist of machair, a low-lying dune pasture land. The Central Lowlands is a rift valley mainly...

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Outer Hebrides

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cuts the island in two. Much of the western coastline of the islands is machair, a fertile low-lying dune pastureland. Lewis is comparatively flat, and...

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Shingle beach

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Shingle beaches are popular for the varying rock types that can be found. Machair Storm beach Neuendorf, Klaus K.E. Mehl, James P., Jr. Jackson, Julia A...

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Cairnryan

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Cairnryan (Scots: The Cairn; Scottish Gaelic: Càrn Rìoghain or Machair an Sgithich) is a village in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and...

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South Uist Machair and Lochs

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The South Uist Machair and Lochs is a protected wetland area on the west coast of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. A total of 5,019 hectares...

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Island

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Gut Hapua Headland Inlet Intertidal wetland Island Islet Isthmus Lagoon Machair Mudflat Natural arch Peninsula Reef Ria Salt marsh Shoal Shore Skerry Sound...

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Bay at the Back of the Ocean

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because the next westward stop is North America. Behind the beach is the machair, a wide grassed area that houses communal sheep grazing for the island...

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Janice Hally

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main screenwriter on the first-ever, long-running Gaelic drama serial Machair. Hally was born in Glasgow and educated at Hillhead High School and the...

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Calcareous grassland

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southern England, such as Salisbury Plain and the North and South Downs. The machair forms a different kind of calcareous grassland, where fertile low-lying...

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Plain

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biome Flood-meadow – Land adjacent to a river subject to seasonal flooding Machair – Fertile low-lying grassy plain Meadow – Open habitat vegetated primarily...

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Rhinanthus minor

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(legumes). In Ireland and Scotland, yellow rattle is often associated with Machair habitat, which consists of coastal grassland. The seeds are spread effectively...

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Mariem Ben Chaabane

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She is especially known for her roles in the Tunisian series Casting and Machair. Meriam Ben Chaabane was born on July 30, 1983. In 2007 she graduated from...

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Ann Marie Di Mambro

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screenwriter on the first ever long-running Gaelic drama television serial Machair created by Peter May and Janice Hally. Along with Hally, Di Mambro wrote...

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Machars

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The Machars (Scottish Gaelic: Machair Ghallghaidhealaibh) is a peninsula in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Galloway in the south-west of Scotland...

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Macca

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(disambiguation) Macaw Makar Makka (disambiguation) McCaw Mecca (disambiguation) Machair All pages with titles beginning with Macca All pages with titles containing...

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Environmentally sensitive area

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Tributaries West Penwith There are 10 ESAs in Scotland Breadalbane Loch Lomond Machair (Western Isles) Stewartry Central Borders (inc Whitlaw Eildon) Central...

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Geography of Scotland

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for example at Aberdeen. Parts of the Scottish coastline consist of a machair formation, a dune pasture land formed as sea levels subsided. The east...

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