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Eriboll

Coordinates: 58°28′08″N 4°41′10″W / 58.468798°N 4.686019°W / 58.468798; -4.686019
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Eriboll
Loch Eriboll, Eilean Choraidh and Laid, Scotland
Eriboll is located in Sutherland
Eriboll
Eriboll
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC434565
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTongue
Postcode districtIV27 4
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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58°28′08″N 4°41′10″W / 58.468798°N 4.686019°W / 58.468798; -4.686019

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.

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

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 9 Cape Wrath (Durness & Scourie) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319231234.
  2. ^ Gittings, B.M. "The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 15 March 2016.