Eriboll
Eriboll (Scottish Gaelic: Earabol) is a village in Sutherland, Scotland.[1][2] The village is situated on the south eastern shore of Loch Eriboll, in the northern part of the former county of Sutherland.
Eriboll
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 Loch Eriboll, Eilean Choraidh and Laid, Scotland | |
  Eriboll Location within the Sutherland area | |
| OS grid reference | NC434565 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Tongue |
| Postcode district | IV27 4 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
The main A838 coast road connects the villages of Tongue, Achuvoldrach, Hope and Eriboll to the east and Portnancon, Sangobeg, Durness and on to Laxford Bridge to the west.
Its Norse name means Home on a gravel beach.
References
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 9 Cape Wrath (Durness & Scourie) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319231234.
- Gittings, B.M. "The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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