The influence of the Atlantic is critical for the machair.
Shells break up to form sand, which is then blown onto the machair dunes.
The interaction between sea-level and the land has controlled the development of machair.
The James Hutton Institute
This page is no longer updated. The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute joined forces with SCRI on 1 April 2011 to create The James Hutton Institute.
COASTAL PROCESSES