A838 road

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A838
Places Junctions* OS grid references
*with classified roads
Near Lairg A836 NC573099
Achfary None NC292395
Laxford Bridge A894 NC236467
Rhiconich None NC255523
Durness None NC403677
Tongue A836 NC594579

The A838 road is in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. It runs generally northwest from the A836 in the Lairg area to Laxford Bridge on the west coast of Scotland, then generally northeast to Durness on the north coast, and then generally east/southeast to Tongue, where it rejoins the A836. The A836 takes a more direct route from Lairg to Tongue.

The A838 is generally single track, and has a junction with two other classified roads, the A894 at Laxford Bridge, and the B801 at Rhiconich.

Between Lairg and Laxford Bridge the road runs close to five lochs: Loch Shin, Loch a Ghriama, Loch Merkland, Loch More and Loch Stack. Between Durness and Tongue the road loops south to skirt Loch Eriboll, and bridges the Kyle of Tongue.


A roads in Zone 8 of
the Great Britain road numbering scheme
A8 A80A82A83A85A87
A803A830A836A838A839
A846A847A850A851A863
A882A897A8000
List of A roads in Zone 8