Diabaig
Diabaig
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View from Diabaig, looking across Loch Diabaig | |
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
Population | 17−30 |
OS grid reference | NG798602 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ACHNASHEEN |
Postcode district | IV22 |
Dialling code | 01445 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Diabaig (Scottish Gaelic: Dìobaig) is a remote coastal fishing and crofting township in Wester Ross, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.[1] Diabaig lies on the north shore of the sea loch of Loch Diabaig, an inlet off the north side of Loch Torridon, and is in the Highland council area.[2]
The main part of the settlement is known as Lower Diabaig. Upper Diabaig is a few houses, about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east.[3] The village of Torridon, with its junction with the A896 road, is located 8.6 miles (13.8 km) from Diabaig.
Geography
[edit]Diabaig is at the end of a minor road, the C1083,[4] which runs along the north side of Loch Torridon, from the village of Torridon. The villages of Alligin Shuas and Inveralligin lie to the southeast along this road. A footpath continues along the coast from Diabaig, running 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the small settlement of Redpoint, near Gairloch.
Filming
[edit]Loch Diabaig played the part of Loch Ness in the 1996 film of the same name, in which Ted Danson starred.
References
[edit]- ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Diabaig" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Diabaig". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Upper Diabaig". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "C1083 (Highland)". The Roader's Digest. SABRE. Retrieved 8 December 2021.