Elphin (Scottish Gaelic: Ailbhinn, which possibly derives from a combination of Norse and Gaelic fjell, "cliff" or "rock", and fionn, "bright") is a crofting township in Assynt, in the Sutherland area of Highland in Scotland.

[1] It lies about 15 miles (25 kilometres) north of Ullapool.

The village contains a telephone box, a post box, a tearoom, a Scottish Mountaineering Club Hut, Grampian Speleological Group Hut, a small caravan site and many self-catering options.

Assynt Primary School closed in 2001, and the building is now a community hall operated by Elphin Ledmore and Knockan Community Association Limited.

Knockan Crag is about two miles (three kilometres) south of Elphin and Loch Veyatie is about 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) northwest.