Eriboll

Eriboll
Scottish Gaelic: *Earabol*
Eriboll Scottish Gaelic: Earabol;
	Loch Eriboll, Eilean Choraidh and Laid, Scotland
	Eriboll Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	NC434565
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tongue
Postcode district	IV27 4
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 58°28′08″N 4°41′10″W / 58.468798°N 4.686019°W

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

^ 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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