Skelbo
Skelbo is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Skelbo is situated nearby to the hamlet Knockglass, as well as near Fourpenny.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skelbo Castle and Loch Fleet.
Skelbo Castle
Castle
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skelbo Castle is a ruined 14th century keep, located near Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. The remaining wall is best preserved at the northern side of the castle.
Loch Fleet
Photo: paul c, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Fleet is a sea loch on the east coast of Scotland, located between Golspie and Dornoch. It forms the estuary of the River Fleet, a small spate river that rises in the hills east of Lairg.
Coul Links
Grassland
Coul Links is an area of sand dunes in Sutherland, on the east coast of Scotland. It is located between Golspie and Dornoch, lying just to the north of the small village of Embo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badninish and Embo.
Badninish
Hamlet
Badninish is a small crofting hamlet in Dornoch, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. Badninish is situated 2 miles west of Skelbo.
Embo
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embo is a village in the Highland Council Area in Scotland and the former postal county of Sutherland, about two miles north-northeast of Dornoch. Embo is situated 2 miles southeast of Skelbo.
Evelix
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Evelix or Evelick is a village near Dornoch in south east Sutherland, Scotland. The River Evelix runs through it. Evelix is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Evelix is situated 3 miles southwest of Skelbo.
Skelbo
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.929° or 57° 55′ 44″ northLongitude
-4.04305° or 4° 2′ 35″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C9QWXH4+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 634474095OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2637760
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Highlights include Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve and Skelbo Wood, broch 300m SW of Glen Cottage.
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