Editing Machair (section)

{{About|the landform|the TV series|Machair (TV series)|the area in Galloway from the same root|The Machars}}
{{short description|Fertile low-lying grassy plain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
[[File:Berneray Machair.jpg|thumb|The machair on [[Berneray, North Uist|Berneray]], [[Outer Hebrides]]]]
[[File:Machair east of Uig Bay - geograph.org.uk - 126686.jpg|thumb|Machair east of [[Uig,_Lewis|Uig]] Bay, Lewis]]
[[File:Berneray_Machair_(hazelisles).jpg|thumb|The machair towards West beach, Isle of Berneray, Outer Hebrides]]

A '''machair''' ({{IPA|gd|ˈmaxɪɾʲ}}; sometimes '''machar''' in English) is a fertile low-lying grassy [[plain]] found on part of the northwestern [[coastline]]s of [[Ireland]] and [[Scotland]], particularly the [[Outer Hebrides]]. The best examples are found on [[North Uist|North]] and [[South Uist]], [[Harris, Scotland|Harris]] and [[Isle of Lewis|Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snh.gov.uk/about-scotlands-nature/habitats-and-ecosystems/coasts-and-seas/coastal-habitats/machair/ |title=Machair |publisher=Scottish Natural Heritage |access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>