Kyle of Tongue
The Kyle of Tongue is a shallow sea loch in northwest Highland, Scotland, in the western part of Sutherland. Featuring a rocky coastline, its mouth is formed at Tongue Bay.Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bay
- Description: sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Caolas Tunga”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Varrich and St Andrew’s Church, Tongue.
Castle Varrich
Castle
Castle Varrich is a castle in the far north of the Scottish Highlands, near the village of Tongue. The castle is on a local high point of rock, overlooking both the Kyle of Tongue and the village of Tongue.
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain is a coastal mountain peak in northern Scotland. It is 307 metres high with commanding views along the north coast of Scotland to Orkney in the east to Durness and Arkle in the West. Cnoc an Fhreiceadain is situated 2½ miles northeast of Kyle of Tongue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tongue and Braetongue.
Tongue
Village
Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
Tongue is a coastal village in northwest Highland, Scotland, in the western part of the former county of Sutherland. It lies on the east shore above the base of the Kyle of Tongue and north of the mountains Ben Hope and Ben Loyal on the A836.
Braetongue
Hamlet
Braetongue is an area in northern Sutherland just north of the town of Tongue. Runrig mentions the "hills about Brae Tongue" in the song The Summer Walkers. Braetongue is situated 1½ miles southeast of Kyle of Tongue.
Coldbackie
Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coldbackie is a crofting township in Sutherland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Scotland. Coldbackie is situated 2½ miles northeast of Kyle of Tongue.
Kyle of Tongue
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Kyle of Tongue” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Caolas Tunga”
- Cebuano: “Kyle of Tongue”
- Cornish: “Caolas Tunga”
- Dutch: “Kyle of Tongue”
- German: “Kyle of Tongue”
- Irish: “Caol Thunga”
- Irish: “Caolas Tunga”
- Manx: “Caolas Tunga”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Caolas Tunga”
- Swedish: “Kyle of Tongue”
- Welsh: “Caolas Tunga”
- “Caolas Tunga”
- “Kyle of Tongue”
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