Altnaharra is a small hamlet in Sutherland in the Highland region of northern Scotland. The hamlet is on the A836 road, close to its junction with the B873. The nearest villages are Lairg and Tongue. Lochs in the area include Loch Naver and Loch Eriboll. The name Altnaharra is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Allt na h-Eirbhe, meaning Stream at the boundary wall. This is named after a stream that flows through the hamlet.

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  • Altnaharra is a small hamlet in Sutherland in the Highland region of northern Scotland. The hamlet is on the A836 road, close to its junction with the B873. The nearest villages are Lairg and Tongue. Lochs in the area include Loch Naver and Loch Eriboll. The name Altnaharra is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Allt na h-Eirbhe, meaning Stream at the boundary wall. This is named after a stream that flows through the hamlet. Altnaharra is famous for the Altnaharra Hotel, which opened in 1820 and quickly became a popular place for anglers to stay while visiting nearby lochs. The hotel was also popular with mountain climbers; however it went into administration in February 2008 and is currently closed. Ben Hope and Ben Klibreck are two mountains in the immediate area of the hamlet. Its other claim to fame is its Met Office weather station. Its northerly latitude and inland location mean that in winter it regularly features in the daily weather extremes for the UK. On December 30, 1995 the lowest temperature UK Weather Record was recorded at Altnaharra, at -27.2°C. This matched a similar recording at Braemar in the Grampians on February 11, 1895 and January 10, 1982. Conversely, on the 20th March 2009, it was actually the warmest place in the UK, recording 18.5°C. This was the weather station's warmest recorded March temperature, and possibly the first time the station had recorded the warmest UK temperature. On the same day, it also recorded the second coldest overnight temperature in the UK, at -3°C, giving an indication of how quickly weather conditions can change in remote areas.
  • Altnaharra ist ein Weiler in der Grafschaft Sutherland in der nordschottischen Region Highland. Er liegt an der Fernstraße A836 am oberen Ende des Loch Naver. Die nächstgelegenen Dörfer sind Lairg und Tongue. Bekannt ist der kleine Ort für das im Jahr 1820 eröffnete und sehr exklusive Altnaharra-Hotel, das bei Jägern, Anglern und Bergsteigern beliebt ist sowie für die Wetterstation des Met Office. Hier wurde am 30. Dezember 1995 mit -27,2 °C die niedrigste Temperatur aller Zeiten im Vereinigten Königreich gemessen. Des Weiteren befindet sich in Altnaharra die einzige Tankstelle zwischen der Nordküste und den Orten im Süden, welche ebenfalls vom Altnaharra-Hotel betrieben wird.
  • Altnaharra is een kleine nederzetting in het Schotse raadsgebied (council area) Highland en de lieutenancy area Sutherland. De streek rond Altnaharra is vooral geliefd bij vissers door de vele meertjes in de buurt en bij bergbeklimmers door de Ben Hope, de meest noordelijke munro. In Altnahara is op 30 december 1995 de laagste temperatuur in het Verenigd Koninkrijk ooit gemeten: -27.5 °C
  • Altnaharra er en liten grend i Sutherland i høylandsregionen av nordlige Skottland. Grenden ligger ved vegen A836, rett ved forbindelse med B873. De nærmeste landsbyene er Lairg og Tongue. De innsjøer (lochs) som er i området er blant annet Loch Naver og Loch Eriboll. Navnet Altnaharra er avledet fra skotsk-gælisk Allt-na-h-Aire i betydningen «Se-på-strømmen», og har sitt navn etter strømmen som flyter gjennom grenden. Altnaharra er kjent for sitt Altnaharra Hotel som ble åpnet i 1820 og ble raskt et populært sted for engelskmenn som besøkte i de nærliggende innsjøene. I dag er hotellet også populært sted for fjellklatrere: Ben Hope og Ben Klibreck er de to fjell som ligger nærmest. Noe annet som har gjort stedet kjent er den meteorologiske værstasjonen. Dens nordlige breddegrad og innlandsplassering gjør at det hyppige nevnes på da daglige værmeldingene for ekstremt vær i Storbritannia. Den 30. desember 1995 ble den laveste temperaturen værrekord for i Storbritannia målt her: -27.2C. Det er likt en tilsvarende måling ved Braemar i Grampian-fjellene den 11. februar 1895 og 10. januar 1982.
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  • Altnaharra is a small hamlet in Sutherland in the Highland region of northern Scotland. The hamlet is on the A836 road, close to its junction with the B873. The nearest villages are Lairg and Tongue. Lochs in the area include Loch Naver and Loch Eriboll. The name Altnaharra is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Allt na h-Eirbhe, meaning Stream at the boundary wall. This is named after a stream that flows through the hamlet.
  • Altnaharra ist ein Weiler in der Grafschaft Sutherland in der nordschottischen Region Highland. Er liegt an der Fernstraße A836 am oberen Ende des Loch Naver. Die nächstgelegenen Dörfer sind Lairg und Tongue. Bekannt ist der kleine Ort für das im Jahr 1820 eröffnete und sehr exklusive Altnaharra-Hotel, das bei Jägern, Anglern und Bergsteigern beliebt ist sowie für die Wetterstation des Met Office. Hier wurde am 30.
  • Altnaharra is een kleine nederzetting in het Schotse raadsgebied (council area) Highland en de lieutenancy area Sutherland. De streek rond Altnaharra is vooral geliefd bij vissers door de vele meertjes in de buurt en bij bergbeklimmers door de Ben Hope, de meest noordelijke munro. In Altnahara is op 30 december 1995 de laagste temperatuur in het Verenigd Koninkrijk ooit gemeten: -27.5 °C
  • Altnaharra er en liten grend i Sutherland i høylandsregionen av nordlige Skottland. Grenden ligger ved vegen A836, rett ved forbindelse med B873. De nærmeste landsbyene er Lairg og Tongue. De innsjøer (lochs) som er i området er blant annet Loch Naver og Loch Eriboll. Navnet Altnaharra er avledet fra skotsk-gælisk Allt-na-h-Aire i betydningen «Se-på-strømmen», og har sitt navn etter strømmen som flyter gjennom grenden.
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