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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Machair was a Scottish Gaelic television soap opera produced by Scottish Television Enterprises between 6 January 1993 and 6 April 1999. The series was...
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Machair is a Scottish Gaelic word referring to the fertile grassland near the shore, particularly prevalent in the Outer Hebrides. Machair may also refer...
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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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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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South Uist (redirect from South Uist Machair National Scenic Area)
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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question being integral to a particular ecosystem. Bocage Grassland Heathland Machair Maquis Moorland Pampas Potrero (landform) Prairie Rangeland Rough pasture...
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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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[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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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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