Morefield

Morefield
Scottish Gaelic: A Mhór-choille
Morefield  Morefield shown within the Highland council area
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
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Coordinates: 57°54′40″N 5°10′50″W / 57.911169°N 5.18068°W / 57.911169; -5.18068

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".

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