Tongue
Tongue is a memorial in Highland Council, Scotland. Tongue is situated nearby to the peak Meall nan Clach Ruadha, as well as near Beinn Bhreac.- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Tongue War Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Tongue and Castle Varrich.
St Andrew’s Church, Tongue
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s Church, Tongue is situated 3,000 feet south of 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 1 mile southwest of Tongue.
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain is a coastal mountain peak in northern Scotland. It is 307 metres high with commanding views along the north coast of Scotland to Orkney in the east to Durness and Arkle in the West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tongue and Braetongue.
Tongue
Village
Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
Tongue is a coastal village in northwest Highland, Scotland, in the western 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.
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.
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 2 miles northeast of Tongue.
Tongue
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.48658° or 58° 29′ 12″ northLongitude
-4.41313° or 4° 24′ 47″ westInception
1921Open location code
9CCQFHPP+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 11464367989OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q114169374
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