Shieldaig

Shieldaig
Shieldaig looking north along the sea-front
Shieldaig is located in Ross and Cromarty
Shieldaig
Shieldaig
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
OS grid referenceNG815539
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKinlochewe
Postcode districtIV54
Dialling code01520
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57°31′16″N 5°39′04″W / 57.521°N 5.651°W / 57.521; -5.651

Shieldaig (Scottish Gaelic: Sìldeag; Old Norse: síld-vík, lit.'herring bay')[1] is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands, in the Scottish council area of Highland.[2]

  1. ^ W. J. Watson, Place-names of Ross and Cromarty, 1904, p. 208.
  2. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Shieldaig, Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

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