Machair
![The machair on Berneray, Outer Hebrides](/Images/godic/202501/25/Berneray_Machair0209.jpg")
![Machair east of Uig Bay](/Images/godic/202501/25/Machair_east_of_Uig_Bay_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1266860209.jpg")
![A stream cutting through the machair highlights a sandy composition](/Images/godic/202501/25/Abhainn_Mhuilean_Domhnuill_-_geograph.org.uk_-_13642300209.jpg")
![Wildflowers on a machair](/Images/godic/202501/25/Machair0210.jpg")
The machair (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈmaxɪɾʲ]; sometimes machar in English) refers to a fertile low-lying grassy plain found on some of the north-west coastlines of Ireland and Scotland, in particular the Outer Hebrides. The best examples are to be found on North and South Uist, Harris and Lewis.