Ribigill
Ribigill is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Ribigill is situated nearby to the locality Cunside, as well as near the hamlet Braetongue.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. Castle Varrich is situated 1½ miles north of Ribigill.
St Andrew’s Church, Tongue
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s Church, Tongue is situated 2 miles north of Ribigill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braetongue and Tongue.
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 northeast of Ribigill.
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. Tongue is situated 2 miles north of Ribigill.
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 4 miles northeast of Ribigill.
Ribigill
- Type: Hamlet
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.45236° or 58° 27′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.43176° or 4° 25′ 54″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
9CCQFH29+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 998576530OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2639396
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