Tongue

Tongue is a coastal village in northwest , , in the northern part of the former county of . It lies on the east shore above the base of the and north of the mountains and on the A836.
Wikipedia
Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 564 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Tongue (Highlands)”, “Tongue, Sutherland”, and “唐”

Places of Interest

Highlights: St Andrew’s Church, Tongue and Castle Varrich.

Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle
is a castle in the far north of the , near the village of Tongue.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal mountain peak in northern Scotland. is situated 2 miles northeast of Tongue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braetongue and Coldbackie.

Hamlet
is an area in northern just north of the town of Tongue.

Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a crofting township in and… is situated 2 miles northeast of Tongue.

Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scullomie is a small fishing and crofting township… is situated 3 miles northeast of Tongue.

Tongue

Latitude
58.47958° or 58° 28′ 47″ north
Longitude
-4.41732° or 4° 25′ 2″ west
Population
564
Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB TGU
Open location code
9CCQFHHM+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357190278
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2635693
Wiki­data ID
Q2679573
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Tongue” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tongue”
  • Catalan: “Tongue”
  • Cebuano: “Tongue”
  • Chinese: “汤恩”
  • Chinese: “湯恩”
  • Dutch: “Tongue”
  • German: “Tongue (Schottland)”
  • German: “Tongue”
  • Hungarian: “Tongue”
  • Irish: “Tunga, Cataibh”
  • Irish: “Tunga”
  • Italian: “Tongue”
  • Japanese: “タング”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Tunga”
  • Spanish: “Tongue”
  • Swedish: “Tongue, Skottland”
  • Swedish: “Tongue”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Achuvoldrach and Ribigill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tongue Cemetery and Tongue Post Office.

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