Portskerra
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| Portskerra Gaelic: Port Sgeire | |
| Sutherland | |
|---|---|
 Portskerra Pier | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NC874661 |
| Location: | 58°34’7"N, 3°56’14"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Melvich |
| Postcode: | KW14 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Highland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Portskerra is a hamlet that overlooks Melvich Bay on the north coast of Sutherland, and therefore of Great Britain. The village of Melvich is less than a mile to the south-east.
The name of the place is from the Old Norse language by way of Gaelic: the Gaelic name is Port Sgeire, meaning 'Skerry harbour'.