Coastal and Oceanic Landforms ( 31.Machair)


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distribution in machair in Scotland
distribution in machair in Scotland

  • Machair  is Gaelic, meaning an extensive.
  • A  fertile low-lying grassy plain.
  • Formed from more mineral-based sand.
  • This helps ‘links’ of eastern coasts.
  • Machair is one of the rarest habitats in Europe.
  • The best and most extensive in the Uists , Barra &Tiree.
  • Machair sand has a high shell content 80%/ 90%.
  • Not native to Orkney and Shetland.
The machair on Berneray, Outer Hebrides
The machair on Berneray, Outer Hebrides



Found on;
1.North-west coastlines ofIreland.
2.Scotland  Outer Hebrides.
examples;
  • Machrihanish in Kintyre
  • Machair Bay in Islay
  • Magheramore 
  • Maghera Strand in Ireland






Two distinct types exist:
  • A type of sand-dune pasture to agricultural cultivation, Prevails in wet & windy conditions.

  • The land between a beach & the  sand encroaches area on peat bogs  inland.



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