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machair

Low-lying, fertile, sandy coastal plain integral to the crofting agricultural system (a form of subsistence farming) of the Hebrides and parts of the northern Highlands of Scotland.
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Many islands have natural beauty, but I've yet to see anything to compare with the beaches of Harris, the multi-hued spring wild flowers on the machairs of Uist, or great natural vistas like the Cuillins as seen from Elgol on Skye.
Selina Scott; Proof the Hebrides are warmer than the Caribbean by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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