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The Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland

Tongue, Sutherland Tongue is a coastal village on the north coast of Sutherland. It lies on the east shore above the head of a beautiful bay, the Kyle of Tongue, and north of the mountains Ben Hope and Ben Loyal. To the north lies the area of Braetongue. Tongue is the main village in a series of crofting townships that runs through Coldbackie, Dalharn, Blandy, and the harbour of Scullomie to the deserted township of Slettel. The village includes a youth hostel, a craft shop, a general store and garage, a bank, a post office and two hotels, the Tongue Hotel and The Ben Loyal Hotel. It is connected to the west side of the Kyle by a causeway, built in 1971. (Read more)