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Tongue (site of)

Alternative names for Tongue

House of Tongue; Old House of Tongue; Tongue House; Tung

Where is Tongue?

Tongue is in the parish of Tongue and the county of Sutherland.

Grid reference: NC 59161 58752

Lat / long: 58.494132, -4.418024

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OS Map for Tongue

OS map 447
Ben Hope, Ben Loyal & Kyle of Tongue
OS Explorer map 447


OS map 448
Strath Naver / Srath Nabhair & Loch Loyal (Bettyhill)
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Directions to Tongue

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Weather at Tongue

12°C
max 12°C / min 12°C
10km/h S
1022mb
73%
100%
05:43 18:43

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Kinlochbervie at 17:46
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References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Garden and Designed Landscape record
Canmore
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Castles near Tongue

Caisteal Bharraich

2.3km away

Borve Castle

14.3km away

Balnakeil House

22.2km away

Borlum

38.3km away

Dounreay Castle

39.9km away

Brims Castle

46.7km away

Ardvreck Castle

49.5km away

Caisteal Morar na Shein (site of)

50.6km away

Assynt Castle (site of)

51.8km away
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Ancient sites near Tongue

Bridge Of Isauld (site of) broch

38.9km away

Achvarasdal broch

39.5km away

Cnoc Urray (possible) broch

39.9km away

Achbuiligan Tulloch (possible) broch

40.3km away

Achunabust broch

40.6km away

Green Tullochs broch

43.5km away

East Shebster broch

43.5km away

Tota An Dranndain broch

44.4km away

Crosskirk broch

44.7km away
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Pictish stones near Tongue

Sandside Class I symbol stone

36.4km away

Reay Class III cross slab

44.7km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

53.9km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

54.2km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

60.4km away

Craigton Class I symbol stone

63.2km away

Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone

65.4km away

Latheron 1 Class II cross slab

65.5km away

Watenan Class I symbol stone

73.9km away
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Pictish sites near Tongue

Burghead fort

103.0km away

Torvean silver chain

115.3km away

Gaulcross hoard

132.7km away

Parkhill silver chain

193.1km away

Nigg silver chain

204.6km away

Dunnicaer fort

214.6km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

242.8km away

Norrie's Law hoard

263.1km away

Haddington silver chain

298.3km away
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Accommodation near Tongue

Tongue SYHA Hostel
hostelTongue
0.4km away
Tongue Hotel
hotelTongue
1.8km away
Durness SYHA Hostel
hostelDurness
19.4km away
Ferry Inn
hotelScrabster
52.1km away
The Weigh Inn Hotel
hotelThurso
52.4km away
Sandra's Backpackers Hostel
hostelThurso
53.3km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
53.3km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
53.3km away
Am Bathach
self-catering cottageInveran
59.2km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
60.6km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Tongue

Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
53.3km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
53.3km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
53.3km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
71.8km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
71.9km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
72.1km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
76.0km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
78.7km away
Royal Hotel Tain
hotel, bar, restaurantTain
78.7km away
Ullapool Hotel
hotel, restaurantUllapool
78.9km away
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Published on the 11th of March 2018 at 11:16 am. Updated on the 11th of March 2018 at 11:32 am.

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