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 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

Photo: Dg-505, CC BY 3.0.

Dornoch is a seaside resort town, 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″ north

Longitude

-4.00976° or 4° 0′ 35″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

9C9QWXCR+23

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7052050499

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2652258

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