Torrisdale
Torrisdale is a remote hamlet on the western shore of Torrisdale Bay in Sutherland, Highland, on the north coast of Scotland. It is 3 kilometres west of Bettyhill.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Torrisdale, Sutherland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baile Mhargaite and Neave Island.
Baile Mhargaite
Archaeological site
Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile Mhargaite is an Iron Age broch in Strathnaver, Sutherland. It is a scheduled monument.
Neave Island
Islet
Neave Island or Coomb Island is an island in the council area of Highland, on the north coast of the Scottish mainland. Neave Island is a small rugged island to the east of Eilean nan Ròn in Sutherland, separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, Caol Beag. Neave Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Torrisdale.
Strathnaver Museum
Museum
Strathnaver Museum is located in Bettyhill, Sutherland, Scotland. It is a fully accredited volunteer-run independent museum which first opened in 1976. Strathnaver Museum is situated 2½ miles east of Torrisdale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skerray and Bettyhill.
Skerray
Village
Photo: Tim Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skerray is a remote small crofting hamlet and fishing port on the north coast of Sutherland, Scotland. It is located 7+3⁄4 miles by road northeast of Tongue and 40+1⁄4 miles by road west of Thurso.
Bettyhill
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bettyhill is a village in the parish of Farr, on the north coast of Scotland. Bettyhill lies on the A836 road 32 miles west of Thurso and 12 miles from Tongue. Bettyhill is situated 2 miles east of Torrisdale.
Torrisdale
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.52396° or 58° 31′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.27249° or 4° 16′ 21″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9CCQGPFH+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 6577057655OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Torrisdale” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Torrisdale (Sutherland)”
- Basque: “Torrisdale”
- Irish: “Tórrasdal”
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