Clachtoll

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Clachtoll
Gaelic: Clach Toll
Sutherland
Remains of Black Houses overlooking Clachtoll Bay - geograph.org.uk - 29982.jpg
The remains of Black Houses overlooking Clachtoll Bay
Location
Grid reference: NC039269
Location: 58°11’17"N, 5°20’15"W
Data
Post town: Lairg
Postcode: IV27 4
Local Government
Council: Highland

Clachtoll is a coastal fishing and crofting village, situated on the Bay of Clachtoll, on the west coast of Sutherland, in the ancient parish of Assynt.[1]

The place derives its name from the Gaelic and refers to the very large broken rock, the remains of a natural arch, on the headland nearby - from clach ("rock") and toll meaning "hole" or "cavity".

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References

  1. "Clachtoll". School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst2361.html. Retrieved 17 June 2018.