Coul
Coul is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Coul is situated nearby to the hamlet Fourpenny, as well as near Knockglass.Places of Interest
Highlights include Coul Links and Skelbo Castle.
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.
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. Loch Fleet is situated 2 miles northwest of Coul.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Embo and Dornoch.
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.
Dornoch
Town
Dornoch is a town, seaside resort, parish and former royal burgh in the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, near to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east. Dornoch is situated 3 miles south of Coul.
Badninish
Hamlet
Badninish is a small crofting hamlet in Dornoch, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. Badninish is situated 3 miles west of Coul.
Coul
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.92005° or 57° 55′ 12″ northLongitude
-4.00976° or 4° 0′ 35″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9C9QWXCR+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 7052050499OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2652258
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