Tarbet
Tarbet is a hamlet in Sutherland, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the nearest port of contact to the Scottish Wildlife Trust's national nature reserve of Handa Island, and a small ferry operates between the two.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Tarbet, Sutherland”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Handa Island.
Handa Island
Island
Handa Island or usually Handa, is an island… Handa Island is situated 1½ miles west of Tarbet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fanagmore and Foindle.
Foindle
Hamlet
Foindle is a village on the south shore of Loch… Foindle is situated 2 miles east of Tarbet.
Scourie
Village
Scourie is a village on the north-west coast… Scourie is situated 2½ miles south of Tarbet.
Tarbet
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.38965° or 58° 23′ 23″ north
Longitude
-5.14246° or 5° 8′ 33″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9CCP9VQ5+V2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Tarbet” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Tarbet (Sutherland)”
- Basque: “Tarbet”
- Dutch: “Tarbet”
- Irish: “An Tairbeart, Cataibh”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: An Annait and Ardmore.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cnoc Poll an Turrabain and Cnoc na Cuthaige.
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