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57°58′00″N4°31′58″W / 57.9667°N 4.5327°W / 57.9667; -4.5327

Altass (Scottish Gaelic : Alltais) is a village in the Parish of Creich, near Lairg, Sutherland, within the Highland, Scotland, and is in the council area of Highland. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 16 Lairg & Loch Shin (Loch Naver) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN   9780319231067.
  2. Gittings, B.M. "The Gazetteer for Scotland: Altass". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 15 March 2016.