Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Eriboll |
Gaelic Name: | Earabol |
Static Image: | 2011 Schotland Loch Eriboll Laid en Eilean Choraidh 3-06-2011 17-36-55.png |
Static Image Caption: | Loch Eriboll, Eilean Choraidh and Laid, Scotland |
Os Grid Reference: | NC434565 |
Map Type: | Sutherland |
Coordinates: | 58.4688°N -4.686°W |
Unitary Scotland: | Highland |
Post Town: | Tongue |
Postcode District: | IV27 4 |
Postcode Area: | IV |
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.