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 northern 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″ north

Longitude

-4.43176° or 4° 25′ 54″ west

Elevation

95 feet (29 metres)

Open location code

9CCQFH29+W7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 998576530

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2639396

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Localities in the Area

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